Constancia – Les vêpres siciliennes | Teatro Massimo in Palermo The exhibition “Constancia. Women and Power in the Mediterranean Empire of Frederick II” virtually comes alive with the music of Giuseppe Verdi and his opera “Les Vêpres siciliennes”, inspired by the famous historical clash between Angevin oppressors and oppressed Sicilians. The opera, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber, inaugurated the 2022 Season of the
Constancia - Video Lectures on Frederick II The project “Constancia. Women and Power in the Mediterranean Empire of Frederick II” also includes a long series of video lectures (available in the Library of the “Stanze italiane”) curated by Francesco Somaini, coordinator of the new Center for Medieval Studies of the University of Salento, dedicated to Frederick’s age. “This New York exhibition – says
Constancia. Women and Power in the Mediterranean Empire of Frederick II Four women with the same name linked to the Swabian emperor at the center of an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York New York, 686 Park Avenue, 7 March - 8 April 2022 [inauguration on Monday, 7 March, 5 p.m.] Constance of Hauteville, queen and empress (1154-1198), mother of
Constance - The "Steri" Palace in Palermo It has changed its intended role different times: as the residence of the Spanish viceroys, it housed the offices of the Customs, it was also the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition, and today it is the seat of the Rectorate of the University of Palermo. Built at the beginning of the fourteenth century by Manfredi I
Constance - Frederick II’s Treasures Preserved in the Cathedral of Palermo The “diaconicon” – one of the Norman-era apses of the Cathedral of Palermo, one of the most evocative places of the Mediterranean civilizations, where northern European traditions mingle with Arab and Muslim, Romanesque and Byzantine ones – is the starting point of a digital journey made available in the Gallery of “Stanze
An Unknown Jewel of Frederick II from Palermo to New York From March 7 at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York within the exhibition Constance. Women and Power in the Mediterranean Empire of Frederick II you will also find the quartz cabochon found in the sarcophagus of the Emperor It sat for decades in a safe, but its brilliance never dimmed. Back
New York Stories: Gianna Pontecorboli In front of the fireplace of the “Stanze italiane”, Vincenzo Pascale interviews the journalist Gianna Pontecorboli on her new book “America nuova terra promessa” (“America the New Promised Land”, Francesco Brioschi Editore), also translated into English by the Primo Levi Center of New York. The book tells the story of the Italian Jews who, after the promulgation of
The Ghetto of Venice In Venice, which in 2021 will be 1600 years old since its foundation, one of the first Jewish quarters in Europe was born in 1516, the first one to be called ghetto. Today it is a lively and busy district of the city where there still are some Jewish religious and administrative institutions and five synagogues. In the Stoà
Napoleon and the Cult of Objects Continuing the in-depth study dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, the ICI presents a video interview with Arianna Arisi Rota, Professor of Contemporary History in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia. The author, in conversation with Fabio Finotti, presents her new book: Il Cappello dell'Imperatore - The Emperos's Hat (Donzelli 2021), dedicated to the history and fortune of some memorabilia linked
Gaetano Filangieri and Benjamin Franklin An International symposium dedicated to Gaetano Filangieri curated by Vincenzo Pascale (Long Island University) together with scholars and university professors from Italy (Filangieri Museum, Ca 'Foscari, University of Salerno, University of Naples Federico II, Filangieri Association of Cava de' Tirreni) . The various presentations offer new interpretations of the work of Gaetano Filangieri, on the occasion of the
