Giselle – La Scala Ballet
From Milan’s legendary lyrictheatre, La Scala Ballet returns to Hong Kong in top form with a huge corps, a stellar cast and a classic from its repertoire, Giselle. A masterpiece of which audiences never tire – sumptuous, beautiful and melancholy – Giselle features in the repertoire of every leading company with a compelling, universal and […]
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Valeria Vetruccio – “A Century of Songs,from George Gershwin to Nicola Piovani” Piano Concert – FREE
Valeria Vetruccio, Italian, graduated at the Lecce State Conservatory, summa cum laude, under the tutelage of Prof. Bruno V. Massaro, student as well of Aquiles Delle Vigne, Franco Scala and Riccardo Risaliti. At the age of 15, she started her concert career touring the major Italian cities and debuting with a solo recital at the […]
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“500 Years of Italians in Hong Kong & Macau” and “Portrait of A Jesuit – Alessandro Valignano”
Books Presentation Forum A SPECIAL MRI FORUM ON BOOKS PRESENTATIONjointly organized and hosted with the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong & Macau and with Macao Museum“500 Years of Italians in Hong Kong & Macau” and “Portrait of A Jesuit – Alessandro Valignano”by Alessandra Schiavo, Gianni Criveller and Angelo ParaticoThe Macau Ricci Institute (MRI) […]
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PINOCCHIO by and with Massimiliano Finazzer Flory – FREE EVENT – CANCELLED
A monologue by playwright, director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory Coreography by Michela Lucenti performing together with Emanuela Serra Music of Nino Rota and Fiorenzo Carpi A modern version of Carlo Collodi’s masterpiece Pinocchio, evocative of an atmosphere of fairy melancholy and intense drama.In Italian with English surtitles
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Stefano Rover – Piano Concert with the Hong Kong Symphonia Chamber Orchestra
Born in Bologna, Italy, Stefano Rover began studying the piano at the age of four and made his public debut with a short solo recital only a year later. He was admitted to the ”Luigi Cherubini” Conservatory of Music in Florence studying under Rosa Maria Scarlino, where he obtained his ‘summa cum laude’ (first honour) diploma. […]
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“RIONI DI CORI” Italian State Renaissance Flag Throwers – FREE EVENT
ABOUT THE SHOWThe show of the “RIONI DI CORI” Italian State Renaissance Flag Throwers has been perfected over the years and aims to fascinate and entertain our audiences all around the world who are not familiar with Flag-Throwing.Elegantly and gracefully the Flag-Throwers throw and move the flags spectacularly so that the choreography of the performance […]
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Botticelli’s Venus: The Life and Times of a Goddess – EXTENDED
Having received more than 30,000 visitors to date, we are pleased to announce that the “Botticelli’s Venus: The Life and Times of a Goddess” exhibition has been extended until March 15, 2014 to meet overwhelming public demand.After the great success obtained by the exhibition in Hong Kong, MGM Macau and the Consulate General of Italy […]
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Albatros Ensemble – Between Music and Movies – Flute, Violin and Piano Concert – FREE EVENT
Stefano Parrino, Francesco Parrino, Alessandro Marangoni The Albatros Ensemble is a group that has been active on the national and international concert scene since 1990 and which has established itself by the particularity of the ensemble, the refinement of the repertoire, the emotional force of its interpretations which, according to the music critic of the […]
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Le Guarattelle di Pulcinella – Puppet Show – FREE EVENT
The Guarattelle of Pulcinella The soul of GianlucaDi Matteo’s Le Guarattelle di Pulcinella, which he has been touring Europe with since 2002, lies in its gestural force and musical rhythm. Trained in the art of the guarattelle (traditional Neapolitan puppet theatre) by the masters Bruno Leone and Salvatore Gatto, Gianluca has extended the art beyond […]
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Rigoletto – An Opera in 3 Acts by Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by the Italian genius Giuseppe Verdi, set to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo. Premiered in Venice in 1851, the work was Verdi’s first international triumph and ranks among the most frequently performed operas in the world. The […]
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