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3RD WORKSHOP OF THE ERC PROJECT: MICOLL-Migrating Commercial Law and Language. Rethinking Lex Mercatoria (11th-17th Century)

Musical afternoons in Casanatense

The Casanatense Library is pleased to invite the public to the presentation of the bibliographic exhibition ‘The Vine and Wine: Culture, Production and Symbols’.

THE ROMANCE

An Almost Perfect Year explores school life and the dynamics between teachers and students, addressing themes such as the value of listening, the importance of looking beyond appearances and personal growth.

A dialogue with Monica Vincenzi and Luigi Casa, authors of three essays dedicated to the great Maestro from Rimini; the first, Fellini Metafisico, is dedicated to the symbolic analysis of his filmography, in a pedagogical key to show which are the most highlighted and topical educational aspects. Fellini's heroines often contrast with the Masculine in its various aspects and send us messages that are also fundamental for our present, especially on the difficulties of relationships that can become dangerous or in any case difficult to manage, preventing personal fulfilment and an ultimately happy life. The other two essays are dedicated to a commentary on the Master's Book of Dreams and attempt to explain in simple terms the illustrated stories that Fellini so generously left us, expressing his thoughts on true spiritual, philosophical and social topics in the broadest sense.

"I Pomeriggi Musicali in Casanatense", organised by the Associazione Musicale Presto con Fuoco, are back. On Tuesday 18 March from 4.15 pm, Catherine L. Geach (violin) and Marco D'ottavio (piano) will perform pieces and music by Tchaikovsky, J.S. Bach, Franck and Beethoven. Admission free while places last.

Zsuzsanna Ardò, award-winning artist, writer and creator of “Planet Woman”, an innovative international choral project. It sees the participation of numerous artists from all over the world, united by the same creativity and communion of intentions. The concert at the Casanatense, in collaboration with Radix Harmonica, a chamber choir from Rome, will also be complemented by the presentation of unpublished works by the artist, assisted by the music of Sióbhan Cleary and Jamie Klenetsky Fay.

It is a book of poetry collection, designed to give voice to women victims of violence. It was proposed at the Strega Poems 2024 Award, presented at the Turin Book Fair, on the State TV of the Republic of San Marino, on Radio Pop Napoli, on Radio Nord Borealis, on Tele Granducato della Toscana; the author was also a guest on Andrea Villani's TV programme Street Talk, with the presence of Carlo Lucarelli. The event will see the participation of Rome's Latin American cultural association ‘Corazón Latino’, guitarist Luigi Picardi, painter Ombretta del Monte and journalist Fabio Sebastiani. During the evening, sadly topical issues relating to the figure of women in society and violence as a social scourge will be addressed.

Presentation of the book ‘The Suicide of Israel’, Wednesday from 5.30 p.m., with talks by the author Anna Foà. Free admission subject to availability. Israel was already going through a period of dramatic crisis before the criminal attack of 7 October 2023. Large demonstrations were clamouring for the resignation of Netanyahu and his government and the country was practically at a standstill. The response to Hamas' terrorist act with the Gaza war, however, risks being suicidal for Israel. On the one hand, in fact, we have the involution of Zionism, or rather of Zionisms: from the original one of the late 19th century, through the liberal and pro-peace with the Arabs, to the growth of the extremist settler movement and the assassination of Rabin. On the other hand, the rest of the Jewish world - the American and European diaspora - is today confronted with a growing anti-Semitism which, contrary to Netanyahu's propaganda, is not the same as anti-Zionism, but which certainly draws inspiration and nourishment from the events of the Gaza war. In order to save Israel, it is necessary to counter the Jewish supremacism of the current Netanyahu government with the idea that the State of Israel must […]

On Thursday 10 April, from 10 a.m., on the occasion of the UN's proclamation of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Italy, together with ISIA - Istituto Italiano per l'Asia - are organising the International Conference entitled: Dialogue, Trust, Peace, Security in the World. The event will be held on Thursday 10 April 2025 at 10 a.m. at the Biblioteca Casanatense, Via di S.Ignazio 52 in Rome. Various personalities from the Italian and international political, diplomatic, business, social and religious worlds will be present. Working languages: Italian, English, Russian with simultaneous translation. To follow the proceedings live on the web the links are: Italian: https://youtube.com/live/fekCcq6k5pM?feature=share English: https://youtube.com/live/h-LnN2UTXEo?feature=share Russian: https://youtube.com/live/XAfH9bjoCqY?feature=share

Last appointment of the season with the Musical Afternoons at the Casanatense, Tuesday 15 April from 4 pm. Free entrance subject to availability. The Trio Sherazade composed of Elettra Scalpelli (soprano) , Vanessa Scarano (clarinet) and Edina Bak (piano) will close the Musical Tuesdays season by performing compositions by Kreutzer, Brahms, Bettinelli, Scorson, Schoonenbeck, Pradella and Festa.

Presentation of the CD album ‘Sogno’. , music by Paolo Tosti, by Fabiana Rossi (soprano) and Anna Lucia Trimboli (piano); Wednesday 16 April, 4 p.m., free admission subject to availability. ‘SOGNO’ is a project that has been long awaited and finally brought to fruition, performed with a classical and essential ensemble, a soprano and piano duo that focuses on the performance of some salon romances by F. P. Tosti, in which strong emotionality is a common element in each piece, highlighting lyricism, theatrical aspects and topical stories. A journey about life, love and the joy of living that the romances convey to us as an expression of Romanticism. A journey that we wanted to undertake because it immediately aroused intensity of feeling in us. A record can only be told up to a certain point, it is from listening to it that you can get to the depths of your soul, our desire is to let you be moved in a way that is as unexpected as it is irresistible. An important artistic understanding, a thread between the sound of the voice and the sound of the piano. This is how our record was born: a way of perceiving the […]