Verdi’s Il Trovatore
An Opera in 4 Acts Performed in Italian with Chinese and English Surtitles A Musica Viva Production A tale of rivalry, vengeance and fateful love, Il Trovatore has been immensely loved by audiences since Giuseppe Verdi premiered the opera in 1853. Set against medieval Spain, it is a story about the troubadour Manrico and his […]
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ZUIGHES – Sardinian “Tenores” of Neoneli Concert – FREE EVENT
With multi-instrumentalist Orlando Mascia FREE tickets registration: http://tinyurl.com/o766uhvThe “Coro a Tenores CULTURA POPOLARE di Neoneli” was founded in September 1976 at the initiative of Tonino Cau, the only one of the remaining founders who is still conducting his quartet.The group was founded to save the only form of atavic tenor singing, or cuncordu a sa […]
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My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes – Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival is Asia’s first festival showcasing the best Jewish-themed film from around the world. Founded in 1999 by Howard Elias, the Festival has screened over 225 features, documentaries and short films from 34 countries in 34 languages and dialects. It has hosted directors, producers, film critics and curators, who have […]
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Andrea Marcelli (drums) Hong Kong Tour 2015
Andrea Marcelli (drums, compositions, arrangements ) born in Rome/Italy, resident in Berlin, successfully performed extensively in 5 continents, recorded with such labels as Verve/PolyGram and played with musicians by the likes of Wayne Shorter, David Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Allan Holdsworth, Markus Stockhausen, Eddie Gomez, Mike Stern, Don Menza and others. About 200 of his compositions […]
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Sascia Pellegrini – Percussions and Dance Performance – FREE EVENT
Phasesⁿ (II) Materials, Surfaces and Movement Interaction FREE REGISTRATION AT: http://tinyurl.com/norr2a8Phasesⁿ (II)Materials, Surfaces and Movement Interaction The five Elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and Metal, which are also considered to be the five Phases of traditional Chinese culture as of many other Asian and western cultures, are the core of this performance. With references, primarily, […]
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STELLA CIAO, a documentary film by Vito Robbiani – FREE EVENT
15th Week of the Italian Language in the World Fifty-year-old, Sardinian-born Silvio – a lover of jazz music and karaoke shows – manages the “Stella d’Oro” boarding house. Built on the Swiss side of Lake Maggiore more than a hundred years ago, the place has been accommodating less and less tourists, and a few asylum […]
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Lamenti and Love Songs – Italian Madrigals from around 1600 / Macao International Music Festival
Musical Direction: Elam Rotem Doron Schleifer and David Feldman, Countertenors Lior Leibovici and Dan Dunkelblum, Tenors Elam Rotem, Bass and harpsichord Ori Harmelin, Chitarrone Programme highlights L. Luzzaschi: Morir non puo ‘l mio core C. Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa A. Piccinini: Passacaglia C. Gesualdo: Occhi, del mio cor vita S. Lacorcia: Ahi, tu piangi […]
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“The Italian of Music, the Music of Italian” – a conversation with Ivano Fossati – FREE EVENT
15th Week of the Italian Language in the World Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic A conversation with Italian singer and songwriter Ivano Fossati on contemporary Italian song writing. Player of several instruments and coming from an articulated and heterogeneous path, Ivano Fossati is considered one of the most important authors […]
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Il Mantovano Hebreo / Macao International Music Festival
Programme highlights S. Rossi (c. 1570-c. 1630): Shir hama’a lot, ashrei kol yeré ‘adonái – Psalm 128 Elohim hashivénu – Psalm 80:4, 8, 20 Sfogava con le stelle Cor mio, deh non languire Rimanti in pace Mizmór letodá – Psalm 100 Haleluyáh, Halelì nafshì ‘et ‘adonái – Psalm 146 Messaggier di speranza In dolci lacci […]
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“Happy Goldoni” – Theatrical Performance accompanied by Double Bass – FREE EVENT
In Italian with English surtitles 15th Week of the Italian Language in the World Free tickets registration: http://bit.ly/1jSpnSxProduction: Laura Trimarchi Thanks to the Teatro Stabile of GenoaHappy GoldoniThe Italian theater par excellence is that of Carlo Goldoni: the revolutionary, writer, lawyer, the very human and modern Carlo Goldoni. His deep knowledge of the psychological and […]
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