LIGHTS ON THE PIAZZA
The newsletter of the lovers of Italian Culture
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN BOSTON
MARCH 2011
EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE
NEWSLETTER:
Chiara Marsoner
Alessandra Granelli
COLLABORATORS:
Maria Chiara Saporito
Sonia Vaglio
Cari Amici dell’Italia,
anche il mese di marzo e’ ricco di eventi e... di qualche novita’.
Cominciamo il 4 marzo con Dacia Maraini, presso la Dante Alighieri, e continuiamo lungo tutto l’arco del mese con
importanti appuntamenti musicali, tra i quali vi segnalo, il 6, il concerto della Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras e, dal
10 al 12, la presenza di Pollini alla Boston Symphony Hall.
Non perdete inoltre la messa in scena di opere liriche quali “Agrippina”, “Lucia Di Lammermoor” e “Sophonisba: heroic
queen”, rispettivamente musicate da Handel, Donizetti e Maria Teresa Agnesi.
Marzo segnera’ poi la fine del Carnevale: Italia Unita e Beehive lo festeggeranno insieme al Consolato in due occasioni
da non perdere.
Vi segnalo, infine, tre altre notizie di interesse:
1. Da alcuni giorni, sul sito del Consolato (www.consboston.esteri.it) e’ presente la rubrica giornaliera “Italy-New
England: do you know that?” curata dalla bravissima Alessandra Granelli, gia’ tirocinante presso il Consolato e
valida co-redattrice della Newsletter.
2. A marzo apriamo sulla Newsletter la pagina “Il Consolato informa”, che vuole essere un modo semplice e
diretto per aggiornarvi su alcune novita’ e ricordarvi eventuali adempimenti.
3 L’8 aprile alle ore 20:00, segnate assolutamente la data sul calendario, vi sara’ la “Notte Tricolore” alla Boston
Symphony Hall, con un concerto realizzato dall’Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Europa Unita. Per ulteriori
informazioni contattate Lino Rullo (781 8621633), Paul Guida (617 4895234) o Alessandro Golkar
(6178525360) o andate sul sito www.bostonsymphonyhall.org.
Un caro saluto a tutti e buona lettura!
Giuseppe Pastorelli
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Dear Friends of Italy,
This month of March too is full of events… and some news.
Starting from March 4th with Dacia Maraini, at the Dante Alighieri, going on with important music events during the
whole duration of the month. Among them I bring to your attention the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras concert
on March 6th and, from the 10th to 12th, Pollini’s piano recital at Boston Symphony Hall.
Don’t miss too the staging of grand operas such as “Agrippina”, “Lucia di Lammermoor” and “Sophonisba: heroic
queen”, composed by Handel, Donizetti and Maria Teresa Agnesi.
March will mark the end of Carnevale as well: Italia Unita and Beehive will celebrate it with the Consulate in two events
not to be missed.
Finally I point you out three more interesting news:
1. The new daily press review “Italy-New England: do you know that?” by Alessandra Granelli, our former trainee
at the Consulate and qualified Newsletter’s editor, is now available on our website, www.consboston.esteri.it.
2. In the Newsletter there will be a section “Il Consolato informa”, which will be an easy way to provide you any
updates and possible fulfillment.
3. On April 8th at 8pm - save the date – there will be the “Notte Tricolore”, at the Boston Symphony Hall, with a
concert by the Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Europa Unita. For more detailed information please contact Lino Rullo
(781 8621633), Paul Guida (617 4895234) or Alessandro Golkar (617 8525360) or visit the website:
www.bostonsymphonyhall.org.
Greetings to All and Happy reading!
Giuseppe Pastorelli
LIGHTS ON THE PIAZZA
The newsletter of the lovers of Italian Culture
IL CONSOLATO INFORMA
Connazionali, Care Amiche e Cari Amici,
Dear Fellow Citizens, Dear Friends,
e’ da questo numero attiva sulla Newsletter la
pagina ―Il Consolato informa‖.
Starting from this month’s Newsletter, we activate a
new service: ―Il Consolato informa‖.
L’obiettivo e’ di creare un ulteriore canale di
dialogo con la collettivita’, nonche’ di aggiornarvi su
novita’ e questioni di interesse, che possono essere
approfondite sul sito del Consolato o chiamando i
nostri uffici.
The goal is to establish an additional channel of
communication with the Italian Community, as well
as to update you on news and issues of interest that
can be deepened on our web-site or by calling our
offices.
Per facilitare un contatto diretto vi fornisco le
e-mails ed i numeri di riferimento per ogni settore.
To facilitate our contacts I herewith attach the
e-mail addresses and the reference numbers for
each sector.
Spero che il servizio riscontri il vostro interesse.
I hope this service will find your interest,
AIRE/ELETTORALE
[email protected]
617 722 9225
CIVILE/CITTADINANZA
[email protected]
617 722 9303
TITOLI DI STUDIO
[email protected]
617 722 9201 ex 12
NOTARILE
[email protected]
617 722 9220
ATTI DI STATO CIVILE
[email protected]
617 722 9225
PER QUESTIONI DI CARATTERE
GENERALE
[email protected]
[email protected]
PENSIONI/BUONI POSTALI
[email protected]
617 722 9205
PASSAPORTI
[email protected]
617 722 9223
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by the 20th of each month.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 3PM
BOSTON YOUTH
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
At Symphony Hall
After the great success of Verdi’s Macbeth, on March 6th the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, conducted by Maestro Federico
Cortese, will present a world premiere commissioned from American Composer and Violinist Mark O’Connor. ―The Improvised
Concerto‖ will feature O’Connor as soloist in a multi-style work incorporating traditional and modern techniques, with improvised
solo lines. The program will include also excerpts from Prokofiev’s Suite from Romeo and Juliet. Also featuring the Young Pople’s
String Orchestra and Members of the Intensive Community Program, conducted by Marta Zurad. Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
is regarded as one of finest youth orchestras in the US and a national model for music and arts education. Its six orchestras and
Intensive Community Program serve more than 425 students from eight- to eighteen years old from six New England states.
Appointed in 1999, Italian Music Director Federico Cortese oversees an artistic staff of 50 in support of 14 annual orchestral
performances and a semi-staged opera in such prestigious venues as Symphony Hall, Sanders Theatre, Tsai Performance Center, and
Faneuil Hall. Since its founding at Boston University in 1958, BYSO continues to achieve the highest artistic standards. BYSO receives
generous support from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and National Endowment for the
Arts. For additional information please visit www.BYSOweb.org - For single tickets call Symphony Hall at (617) 266-1200.
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THURDAY, MARCH 8 AT 7:00PM
BOSTON WINE FESTIVAL
at Boston Harbor Hotel
Ceretto Dinner
The Ceretto brothers, Marcello and Bruno, are widely known
for pioneering the modern style of winemaking in the
Piedmont region of Italy. Specializing in estate-bottled,
single-vineyard wines, they produce a wide range of wines,
from barolos and barbarescos to some of their new world
blends. Federico Ceretto hosts while Chef Bruce creates an
array of Northern Italian dishes to pair with these wines.
Additional Information:
www.bostonwinefestival.net
MARCH 10, 10:30 AM AND 8:00PM, MARCH 11, 8:00 PM, MARCH 12, 8:00 PM
MAURIZIO POLLINI
Famed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini is soloist in two works on
this Vienna-centric program. Pollini joins James Levine and the
BSO for Mozart’s chamber-music-like Piano Concerto No. 23 in
A. Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, considered a pinnacle of the
genre in the Classical era, closes the program. The two works
here by Arnold Schoenberg, leader of the early 20th-century
Second Viennese School, are among his most ―Classical‖ in
aspect. Maurizio Pollini performs the late Piano Concerto.
Beginning the program is another Schoenberg work in a
traditional form, the 1928 Variations for Orchestra.
James Levine, Conductor - Maurizio Pollini, Piano
SCHOENBERG - Variations for Orchestra
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488
SCHOENBERG - Piano Concerto
MOZART - Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
The Pre-Concert Talk will be given by Joseph Auner,
Tufts University, from 6:45pm - 7:15pm at Symphony Hall. Free to performance ticket holders. (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Tickets and information: www.BSO.org
BoxOffice: (617) 266-1200
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MARCH 11, AT 7.00PM
Anne Robicha lecturing at MIT
The Italians-HANDS ON!
at MIT - Room 4 – 370 - 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
What are the common denominators of Italians?For
me, there are five: certainly their sense of family along
with a flair of interpersonal relationships - and who
would argue about their lack of faith in institutions,
both Church and State? Another Italian attribute:
optimism, ability to resist trauma, resiliency.L’arte di
arrangiarsi (best translated as ―creative inventiveness‖)
is simply inborn in all Italians.
Last, but certainly not least of all, is their innate
aesthetic sense, evident in all aspects of Italian
lifestyles...and the multitudinous Italian gestures
undercore these common denominators. After all, for
the Italians, ―it’s all in the hands‖! Understand the
significance of each Italian gesture below? My talk,
―Italians, HANDS ON‖ tells all.
Cost: Free - however, seat reservations are required.
Please contact Ginny Siggia at [email protected].
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 AND MARCH 13 AT 7:00P
ROMA, CITTÀ APERTA
At the Bright Family Screening Room – Emerson College
1945, Italy: The first film in
what has become known as
Rossellini’s War Trilogy,
Rome Open City was a
cinematic revelation that astonished the world with
its harrowingly authentic portrayal of Nazi-occupied
Rome and the brave few who struggled against it.
Begun only two months after liberation, the film was
conceived and directed amidst the ruin of World War
II and became the neorealist standard-bearer—its
stripped-down aesthetic, location shooting, use of
non-professional actors and political commitment
hallmarks of the movement that transformed cinema.
An intensely humane document of the tragedy and
hope in battle-ravaged Italy,
Rome Open City’s story concerns the interwoven
fates of a priest (Fabrizi) risking his life to aid the
Italian Resistance, an underground leader (Pagliero)
fleeing the Gestapo and the pregnant, pious Pina—
played unforgettably by Magnani in a passionate,
tormented, heart-breaking performance.
"Rome Open City quickly became legend and
remains one of the most powerful films ever made, its
unyielding treatment of death, torture, and
martyrdom shocking even to those inured by
intervening decades of screen violence.‖ –James
Quandt, Myth and Manipulation.
Directed by Roberto Rossellini with Anna Magnani,
Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero
Tickets:$10. $7.50 for Members.$5 for Students.Box
Office at 617.824.8000
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MARCH 11, 13M, 16, 18, 20M, 22, 2011
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA
Goes Baroque with elegant, insidious AGRIPPINA
Agrippina
wants
her rotten son to
be the Emperor of
Rome. What’s a
mother to do? She
promises anything
to
everyone
standing in her
way: Nero himself,
an
ambitious
courtesan,
a
general, a couple of
fawning
sycophants,
and
half the Roman
Senate. Also her
husband, current Emperor Claudius. The numbers are
staggering. No, really. Handel’s music soars. Come
delight in his fresh musical invention and some crazy,
hothouse humanity.
Production features three countertenors: Anthony Roth
Costanzo, David Trudgen and José Alvarez. Music by
George Frideric Handel.Libretto by Vincenzo Grimani.
Agrippina
will be
sung in Italian with
projected
English
translation.
Each performance is
preceded by a halfhour Opera Preview
lecture that is free for
ticket holders.
Additional behind the
scenes material is
available
on
the
opera’s web page at
blo.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Education and community activities
are planned in partnership with theBoston Public
Library (BPL) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(MFA).
March 6: Special Signature Seminar at the MFA
―Handel, History and Hollywood.‖ Explore
TICKETS: Tickets to Agrippina start at $34, with discounts for groups and students, and can
bepurchased at blo.org or by calling 866.348.9738 (TTY 888.889.8587).
Performances will take place at the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont
Street, Boston
www.BLO.org
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SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH, 8:00 PM
CARLO AONZO IN CONCERT
Wheeler Hall, Wheeler School, 216 Hope Street, Providence
The Providence Mandolin Orchestra will be hosting the
Orchestra of the International Mandolin Academy
directed by the Italian mandolin super-star Carlo Aonzo
in concert at the Wheeler School on Saturday night,
March 12th at 8 PM. The Orchestra of the International
Mandolin Academy is an international ensemble made
up of musicians from Italy, France, Switzerland,
Germany, Holland, Japan and Canada. Conducted by
Carlo Aonzo, it consists of mandolins, mandolas,
mandoloncellos, guitars, double bass and harpsichord.
It performs a repertory of original pieces for plucked
instruments as well as revivals of baroque orchestral
repertory. The musicians of the orchestra are inspired
by a common passion for both classical and
contemporary repertory, the idea of music as a
universal language, and the value of intercultural
experience. The Providence Mandolin Orchestra
directed by Mark Davis is one of the USA’s leading
plucked string orchestras, known for presenting
contemporary compositions from around the world.
Tickets are $15 general admission,
$12 seniors/students; available at the door.
Info: 860-455-2056
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, :00 PM – 9:00 PM
PASTA BEACH & ROBERT CAMUTO SICILIAN BOOK DINNER
Pasta Beach, 30 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
Come enjoy an evening with Robert Camuto, prizewinning journalist and author, who will discuss his latest
book, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey. Sample
Sicilian wines and feast on Sicilian-inspired food
prepared by Pasta Beach’s chef Marco Minieri. Robert
Camuto moved to France nearly a decade ago, he has
contributed travel, wine and epicurean articles to
publications including the Washington Post and the
Wine
Spectator.
His
critically-acclaimed
first book, Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French
Wine Country was published in 2008 and has won two
distinguished literary awards. His second book,
Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey-- a testament to
winegrowing, food and life in his grandfather's
homeland--was published in 2010. Inspired by a deep
passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a
land somewhat wilder than his home in southern
France, Mr. Camuto sets out to explore Sicily’s
emerging wine industry. The evening at Pasta Beach
with Robert Camuto will begin with an aperitif
reception at 6:00 pm, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm
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SATURDAY MARCH 19 2011, 1:00 PM
HD MET OPERA Broadcast
DONIZETTI'S
LUCIA DI
LAMMERMOOR
Shalin Liu Performance Center -Rockport
Natalie Dessay triumphed as the fragile heroine
of Donizetti's masterpiece on Opening Night of
the 2007-08 season in Mary Zimmerman's hit
production. Now she returns to the role of the
innocent young woman driven to madness,
opposite Joseph Calleja, who sings her lover
Edgardo. 4 hrs. 2 Intermissions.
There will be a $15 luncheon at 11:30 am. Please
reserve a meal if desired by speaking with our Box
Office by phone or in person.
Full Cast: Natalie Dessay, Joseph Calleja,
Ludovic Tzier, and Kwangchul Youn.
Conducted by Patrick Summers
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WEDNESDAY, MAR 23 6:30P
at Boston Wine School, Allston
A NIGHT IN SOUTHERN ITALY
with Elizabeth Riely, author of "The Chef's
Companion"
Food writer & cookbook author Elizabeth Riely leads a fun food & wine
tour of southern Italy, all within the four walls of the Boston Wine School!
We'll taste our way through a great pairing dinner of wines and foods from
Calabria (the toe), Puglia (the heel), Sicily and beyond. Elizabeth knows this
region intimately, and her cooking demos and wine pairings in class will
give exciting new insight into the wine & food traditions from this part of
the world. So many dishes, so many wines!
It promises to be a great evening of wine and food discoveries from one of
the oldest and most interesting parts of the wine world.
FRIDAY MARCH 25 AT 7PM
Gordon Chapel at Old South Church -645 Boylston Street, Boston
SATURDAY MARCH 26 AT 7PM,
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church - 630 Massachusetts Ave.,
Arlington
―La Donna Musicale‖ presents
SOPHONISBA: HEROIC QUEEN
La Donna Musicale will celebrate Women’s History Month with the
performance of highlights from Sofonisba, a story of power, love, lust and
pride by 18th-century Italian composer Maria Teresa Agnesi.
Tickets: www.ladm.org- Preferred reserved seating $35 - General seating
$20 - students/low income $10.00 - Under 18 FREE$5 dollars off for EMA
members and seniors.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 23 AT 6:30PM
Center for Italian
Culture at Fitchburg
State University
ITALIAN BOOK
CLUB
SUCH IS LIFE – MA LA VITA
FATTACOSI
written by Eonilde Frieri
Ruberto and translated by
Laura E. Ruberto.
The book is only the second
autobiography written by an
Italian-American woman
immigrant. Ruberto wrote it
in 1980 in her native
Avellino dialect, and it has
been translated into English
by her daughter, Laura
Roberto, a professor of
Italian American history.
Facilitated by Professor
Teresa Fava Thomas.
Admission: free - Copies of
the book are available for
purchase at The Rabbit Hole
bookstore, 805 Main Street,
Fitchburg
Center for Italian Culture at
Fitchburg State University Amelia V. GallucciCirio
Library - (4th floor) - 160
Pearl St. Fitchburg, MA
01420
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