March 11
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò -Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Verdi and…
Mercadante was as famous as he was prolific during his lifetime, and Verdi incontestably drew upon his understanding of dramatic writing. It is Verdi’s music that has endured, while Mercadante has fallen into oblivion. - Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò -Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Malaparte: A Biography
Curzio Suckert (1898-1957)—best known by his pen-name Malaparte—was not only a literary master but one of the mystery men of twentieth-century letters. The son of a cosmopolitan German businessman, his mother an Italian, Malaparte led a life that was intimately entwined from start to finish with the twentieth century’s troubled history, and only recently has it become possible to begin to separate fact from the screen of fictions with which he continually surrounded himself.
March 12
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Il Signor Jackson
IL SIGNOR JACKSON documents how former AICR president Edward Jackson grew up as a Black youth in an Italian neighborhood and considered himself Italian. It focuses on the challenges he encountered in seeking a career as an Italian language teacher. Born in Harlem, Prof. Edward Jackson, raised in an Italian-American neighborhood of 1950’s Bronx, became an educator in the NY City Public School System and a cultural figure of Italian biculturalism and bilingualism. - Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Space and Sound in Late-Seventeenth Century Rome
The relationship between compositional choices and the spaces in which certain repertoires were performed remains an area in need of further investigation. This study begins with a comparison between two projects: one conducted between 2010 and 2018 on the repertoire performed in Francesco Borromini’s masterpiece, the Church of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, and another focusing on the Pauline Chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the most significant sacred spaces of Counter-Reformation Rome. Archival documents from the State Archives of Rome reveal the vocal and instrumental ensembles present in 1661 for the feast of the dedication of Sant’Ivo on March 19. On that occasion, the three-choir mass Ecce sacerdos magnus by Orazio Benevoli was most likely performed. As demonstrated in a 2018 concert, where the three choirs were positioned within the church’s three choir lofts, the composition aligns seamlessly with Borromini’s architectural design. In contrast, Alessandro Melani’s repertoire, performed in the Pauline Chapel, reflects a different spatial dynamic. Here, the much closer placement of the two choirs above the altar corresponds precisely with Melani’s compositional approach, particularly in his treatment of the choirs and his highly advanced harmonic language.
March 13
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York – Thursday, March 13, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Dialogues Between Italy and America: Jannis Kounelllis, Maria Lai, Lucio Pozzi
Magazzino At The Italian Cultural Institute (evento fino al 13 maggio 2025). La mostra, in collaborazione con Magazzino Italian Art, mette in risalto le opere di artisti attualmente in esposizione o appartenenti alla collezione permanente, sottolineando il prezioso ruolo svolto da Magazzino e dai suoi fondatori nel promuovere la ricerca e l’apprezzamento pubblico dell’arte italiana del dopoguerra e contemporanea negli Stati Uniti, con un’attenzione particolare all’Arte Povera. La mostra è divisa in tre sezioni, ciascuna con un’unica opera emblematica di Jannis Kounellis, Maria Lai e Lucio Pozzi.
March 14
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Friday, March 14, 2025 – 9:30 am
Dante and His Contemporaries
The Stilnuovo: Poetry and Poetics, Thought, Reception. In English and Italian
March 17
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York – Monday, March 17, 2025 – 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Workshop Internazionale per la diffusione dei risultati del programma Age-IT
L’incontro presenterà i risultati del programma Age-IT, insieme al contributo di esperti e accademici internazionali che arricchiranno la conversazione portando sul tavolo l’esperienza globale nel campo delle sfide dell’invecchiamento della popolazione, delle questioni di genere e argomenti di sostenibilità. - Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York – Monday, March 17, 2025 – 5:30 pm
Paolo Vive, docu-film, regia di Debora Scalzo
La strage di Via D’Amelio del 1992 che causò la tragica morte del giudice Paolo Borsellino e della sua scorta scosse profondamente Palermo e l’intera Italia. “Paolo vive” intreccia con maestria l’instancabile ricerca della giustizia di Borsellino, (vividamente rappresentato da Bruno Torrisi), con le toccanti memorie di coloro che hanno condiviso il suo coraggioso viaggio. Attraverso interviste intime, testimonianze inedite e filmati d’archivio, questo documentario non solo onora l’eredità duratura di Borsellino, ma funge anche da grido di battaglia per una nuova generazione, esortandola ad abbracciare i suoi valori di integrità e coraggio. “Paolo vive” è un potente invito a continuare la lotta contro la minaccia mafiosa, mantenendo viva la memoria di un uomo che ha sacrificato la propria vita per il bene comune. Un ritratto commovente e ispirato di un eroe moderno, il film ci ricorda che la vera giustizia è un impegno continuo e collettivo.
March 18
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Tuesday, March 18, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Catalani and…
In the late Ottocento, Northern Europe’s taste for myth and fairytale crossed the Alps, along with Wagnerian harmony. La Wally (1892) by Alfredo Catalani was premiered at La Scala, and Luigi Mancinelli’s Isora di Provenza (1884) at Bologna.
Vivaldi, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Catalani, Respighi: let’s hear the composers we know and love. But what of their contemporaries who are not household names? How do their works compare to those of the greats? Come listen to beloved favorites – balanced by lesser-known works – for an exhilarating exploration of Italian music this Spring.
March 19
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Reverie
Giorgio Buttitta guitar. Reverie is a musical journey through the beloved repertoire for classical guitar, filled with dances and dreams, and featuring the color and expressivity of the guitar in the service of Music.
March 20
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Thursday, March 20, 2025 – 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Io Capitano
A Homeric fairy tale that tells the adventurous journey of two young boys, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe.
March 24
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Monday, March 24, 2025 – 5:00 pm
Uno, Nessuno e Centomila
Casa Italiana hosts this book club online on the Zoom platform to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have taken place with time in the language and customs. The discussion is informal.
March 25
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Respighi and…
Vivaldi, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Catalani, Respighi: let’s hear the composers we know and love. But what of their contemporaries who are not household names? How do their works compare to those of the greats? Come listen to beloved favorites – balanced by lesser-known works – for an exhilarating exploration of Italian music this Spring.
