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The Coccia Institute wishes a successful semester to new and returning Red Hawks. We are grateful for the support of our amici in making Fall 2022 a remarkable semester—grazie infinite!
New adventures await us in 2023. Check out some of our upcoming events for the Spring 2023 semester, and stay tuned for more announcements regarding other events later in the semester.
Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi & Ching’s Buoso’s Ghost
The Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America is thrilled to continue our partnership with the John J. Cali School of Music with support from the Coccia Foundation and the Inserra Family in sponsoring the Opera Program’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Michael Ching’s Buoso’s Ghost.
Set in medieval Florence, the established Donati family are grieving around the deathbed of their patriarch, Buoso Donati. But when they find out he’s left their inheritance to the church – mourning turns to rage. They rope in a lower class fix-it guy, Gianni Schicchi, to change the will, in exchange for his daughter Lauretta marrying their young Rinuccio. Schicchi finds the perfect solution, executes the plan, and gets the Donati exactly what they deserve.
In the sequel to Puccini’s masterpiece, Michael Ching’s Buoso’s Ghost, Schicchi discovers a dark Donati secret. When they come back to haunt him, Schicchi screams for mercy, until he conjures up a new plan, and summons the ghost of Buoso for a little help.
Performances will take place this Saturday, January 28th at 8pm and this Sunday, January 29th at 3pm in the Alexander Kasser Theater on campus. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via this link. MSU Students receive a free ticket to either performance by presenting MSU Student IDs at the Kasser Theater Box Office.
73° Festival di Sanremo Watch Party
Bentornati studenti! Join the Coccia Institute as we celebrate the 73° Festival di Sanremo with a livestreamed Watch Party during the first night of the competition!
Join the Coccia Institute in watching the livestream of the 2023 Sanremo Music Festival! Italy’s most famous and highly anticipated annual music festival launched the careers of such successful artists as Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzotti, Il Volo, and Maneskin. Come watch this year’s line up and enjoy some pizza!
This event will take place on Tuesday, February 7th at 8pm in University Hall 1040. RSVP for this event here.
The 2023 Italian Scholarships & Awards Ceremony
The Coccia Institute recognizes deserving scholarship recipients at the annual Italian Scholarships & Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Wednesday, April 12th from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Feliciano School of Business, Room 140. Thank you to our donors for their incredible generosity.
Studenti: stay tuned for an upcoming announcement when the scholarship application portal will open.
