January 22
- Casa Italiana Zerilli- Marimò,Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Accademia Verdiana in New York – Young Artsitst Recital
Accademia Verdiana in New York, an exciting new initiative of the Teatro Regio in Parma, is taking place in New York City at NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò between January 13 and 17, with a final concert on January 22. The young artists involved in the program will study Verdi repertoire with program director Francesco Izzo, pianist and coach Claudia Zucconi, and distinguished guest teachers including Eleonora Buratto, Jonathan Friend, and David Lawton.
January 23
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Thursday, January 23, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Siena: The Heart of Tuscany
What happens when an American (Brian) is invited by a complete stranger in Italy (Roberto) to discover Tuscany without preconceptions? Join us on a journey through a Tuscany that few have seen. From lush landscapes to off-the-beaten-path discoveries, you will meet the people, hear their intimate stories, learn their traditions and revel in the spirit of the people who live there. - Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY, Thursday, January 23, 2025 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Presentazione libro – L’ABC di Alberto Manzi, maestro degli Italiani
Immagina di trasformare la vita di milioni di italiani attraverso l’alfabetizzazione—non in una tradizionale aula scolastica, ma attraverso il potere della televisione. Immagina di offrire lezioni così ispiratrici e accessibili da superare le divisioni sociali e risonanza in tutta la nazione. Questo è esattamente ciò che l’educatore italiano Alberto Manzi (1924–2024) ha realizzato con il suo innovativo programma televisivo Non è mai troppo tardi, che è andato in onda in Italia dal 1960 al 1968, permettendo a una moltitudine di italiani di imparare a leggere e scrivere. Guidato dall’empatia, dalla partecipazione attiva, dall’umanesimo e dal profondo rispetto per ogni singolo allievo, l’approccio di Manzi ha lasciato un’impronta indelebile nella società italiana.
January 27
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Monday, January 27, 2025 – 9:00 am
Reading of the Names
Giorno della Memoria (Remembrance Day) commemorates the day of 1945 in which Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army. European countries and the UN mark this day with programs and ceremonies to create public awareness of the past, foster civil dialogue, and counter racism, intolerance, and xenophobia in today’s societies.
January 28
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – 6:30 pm
The Murder of Giacomo Matteotti
Canali’s research is based on the trial records smuggled to London by the lawyer of the Matteotti family, Giuseppe Emanuele Modigliani when it became clear that he too was a target of the regime. Modigliani documented that Matteotti was investigating bribes from the American Sinclair Oil Company to the Italian government in exchange for the monopoly to drill on Italian soil and in the Italian colonies.
January 29
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Wednesday, January 29, 2025 -6:30 pm
Branding Modernity. Marinetti Futurism and the Invention of the Avant- Garde
Luca Somigli is Professor and Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on various aspects of Italian and European modernism and avant-garde, including the volumes Legitimizing the Artist. Manifesto Writing and European Modernism, 1885-1915 (University of Toronto Press, 2003) and Italian Modernism: Italian Culture between Decadentism and Avant-Garde, edited with Mario Moroni (University of Toronto Press, 2004), and essays on various authors of the period such as Marinetti, Pirandello, Savinio, Bontempelli, and Primo Conti. His research on contemporary narrative, and genre fiction in particular, includes numerous essays on Italian detective fiction, a monograph on Valerio Evangelisti, and the edited volume Negli archivi e per le strade. Il ritorno alla realtà nella narrativa di inizio millennio (Aracne, 2013). His recent publications include the co-edited volumes Futurism: A Microhistory (Legenda, 2017) and Oltre il canone: problemi, autori, opere del modernismo italiano (Morlacchi, 2019). - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – 5:00 pm
Overview – Contemporary Theater: What’s on in Italy
As we await the 2025 edition of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, On the Italian Stage will explore the current landscape of Italian theater. This overview will take you on a journey across Italy, delving into its vibrant theatrical culture. You’ll discover the unique theaters, influential directors, and talented playwrights who are shaping the scene, as well as the resources and support systems offered by each region. Additionally, the overview will highlight the prevailing trends and themes that define Italian theater in 2025, providing a comprehensive perspective on its evolution and current dynamics.
January 31
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Friday, January 31, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Beyond the Skyline – Futurism and the City of Tomorrow
Speakers will present research and insights related to the exhibition and its connected themes, including current trends in urban and architectural avant-garde thinking and practice, the role of the city in Futurist imagination, the relationship between the built environment and ideology.
February 3
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY – Monday, February 3, 2025
Musica Bandita
In occasione del Giorno della Memoria il pianista di fama internazionale Itay Goren presenterà il suo programma Banned Music (Musica Bandita). Questa conferenza/recital presenta cinque compositori di diverse nazionalità la cui musica fu bandita dai nazisti: Pavel Haas, Erich Korngold, Luigi Dallapiccola, Darius Milhaud e Paul Hindemith.
Il signor Goren parlerà delle vite dei compositori e eseguirà brani delle loro opere, dimostrando la ricchezza di idee e la varietà di stili che esistevano in Europa all’inizio del XX secolo, prima degli eventi tragici che seguirono l’ascesa al potere dei nazisti.
February 4
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – 6:30 pm
My Roman History – A Memoir by Alizah Holstein
From the time she first felt called to its gates as a high school student fascinated by Dante and Italian thanks to a life-changing teacher, Rome has been a fixed star around which Alizah Holstein’s life has rotated—despite the fact that she bears no Italian heritage, and has never lived there long enough to call it home.
February 5
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – 6:30 pm
In Piazza
Craig Whitaker was for 18 years an adjunct professor in New York University’s graduate planning program teaching a course called “Why Cities Look the Way They Do.” He is the author of numerous articles and the book Architecture and the American Dream.
