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The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute cordially invite you to a special event in collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We celebrate the National Symphony Orchestra's first performances of music by Alfredo Casella conducted by Maestro Gianandrea Noseda, one of the composer's great champions. &...

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Washington DC (May 1, 2013) – REP. WILLIAM PASCRELL, JR. (D-NJ) and REP. PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH) will be conferred the Order of merit of the Republic of Italy in a ceremony officiated by Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero at Villa Firenze, Washington DC, on May 22, 2013.   The event, included in the official program of the "2013...

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The National Gallery of Art, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and Georgetown University, presents Tasso, Monteverdi, and the Arts.   Lecturers Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Peter Lukehart (National Gallery of Art CASVA) will present Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered and the works of art it inspired....

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La collaborazione politica ed economica tra Italia e Stati Uniti, la situazione in Medio oriente e nei paesi mediterranei e l'impegno italiano a favore della stabilizzazione delle principali aree di crisi sono stati al centro di una serie di incontri a Washington del segretario generale della Farnesina, Michele Valensise, con i vertici del Dipartim...

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The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by architect Peter Eisenman, is photographed and interpreted through a present day lens. A Field of Stelae, creating a labyrinth of concrete blocks, exemplifies the profound anguish cemented in the memory of the Jews massacred by the Nazi regime.   The photo painting installation, present...

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Thirteen university students who reside in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area have received National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarships. The students from Maryland are: Anthony Bagileo of Laurel; John Bruno of Bethesda; Daniel Evans of Germantown; Anthony Fiora of Westminser; Maria LaVerghetta of Columbia; Zoe Ottaviani of Silver...

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La cerimonia di consegna domani a Washington Il "GEI AWARD", il prestigioso premio del Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, sarà consegnato al Presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano venerdì 15 febbraio nel corso di una cerimonia che avrà luogo a Villa Firenze a Washington, secondo quanto reso oggi noto dalpresidente del GEI, Lucio Caputo. Il "GEI...

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The Red Hen owners Michael Friedman, Michael O’Malley, and Sebastian Zutant are teaming up with Boundary Stone owners Gareth Croke and Colin McDonough to open an Italian-American restaurant focused around pizza. The place will be called All Purpose and open at 1250 9th St. NW late this year.   As Bloomingdale neighbors, the two groups of res...

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Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist Francesco Attesti holds a degree from Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence. He received private classes from Sergio Perticalori and has participated in master classes with Jacques Rouvier and Hector Moreno.   Recently he collaborated with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague, perfor...

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Date: Thursday, March 19, 2015 Time: 3 - 5PM Venue: Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 E. First Street, SE, Washington, DC Organized by: Library of Congress, Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural InstituteContact Lucia Wolf at [email protected] or 202-707-2256. Request ASL and ADA accommodation five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or at [email protected]...

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