iItaly.org

Speakers:
Cristiana Facchini (University of Bologna)
Evelien Chayes (University of Amsterdam and the Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III)
Martina Massaro (Università Iuav, Venezia)
Giuseppe Veltri (University of Hamburg)
Francesco Spagnolo (University of Berkely, California)

After the panel, Rav Elia Richetti, renowned cantor and connoisseurs of the Italian Jewish traditions, will accompany the public through a journey into the Venetian Jewish liturgy.

Presented by The Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center in partnership with NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò

This event is part of La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic, a citywide celebration of Venice organized by Carnegie Hall (February 3 - 21).

From Ghetto to Cappella:
Interfaith Exchanges in the Music of Baroque Italy

Performed by:
Jessica Gould, Soprano
Noa Frenkel, Contralto
Davide Pozzi, Harpsichord
James Waldo, Viola da Gamba
Diego Cantalupi, Lute
Members of L'Aura Soave Cremona

In collaboration with the Festival Verdi at the Teatro Regio in Parma, the Cultural Department of Emilia-Romagna and the Emilia-Romagna Tourist Board

Introduced by the General Manager of the Teatro Regio in Parma Anna Maria Meo, launching the activities of the 2017 Verdi Festival.
 

Giovanna d'Arco (1845)
Dramma in three acts (120 min.)

This event is part of La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic, a citywide celebration of Venice organized by Carnegie Hall (February 3 - 21).

The Worth of Women:
Wherein is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Superiority to Men

by Moderata Fonte
Translated by Virginia Cox
Directed by Jay Stern in collaboration with Laura Caparrotti
Presented by Kairos Italy Theater (Casa Italiana company in residence)

This event is part of La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic, a citywide celebration of Venice organized by Carnegie Hall (February 3 - 21).

This roundtable discussion on the remarkable tradition of early modern Venetian women’s writing features readings from works penned by courtesan Veronica Franco; dissident Baroque nun Arcangela Tarabotti; outspoken Jewish author, poet, and intellectual Sara Copia Sullam; and proto-feminist theorist Moderata Fonte.

On the occasion of Black History Month 2017

Blaxploitalian:
100 Years of Italian Cinema
(2016; documentary; 65 min.)
In ENGLISH and ITALIAN with English subtitles

Directed by Fred Kudjo Kuwornu