Events Jan - Dec 2001
	NEXT EVENT If you are interested in Italy, its culture and politics you should join today.	Bruno Canino & Friends Two concerts devoted to 20 Century Italian music was held at the Wigmore Hall. It was aimed to familiarise UK audiences with this highly creative period in Italian music and to introduce a younger generation of Italian musicians among whom pianists Bruno Canino and Antonio Ballista were prominent. Impressionism - Painting in France quickly Members were invited by the Franco-British Society to a private view of this exhibition at the National Gallery. It featured such artists as Manet, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Pissaro, Van Gogh and Berthe Morisot. The Genius of Rome Two half day study sessions at the National Gallery in connection with the Royal Academy's exhibition, The Genius of Rome. The aim was to provide an introduction and background for the exhibition which focused on Rome during the years around 1600 with particular reference to Carvaggio, Annibale Caracci and Rubens. Motya: British Archaeology on a Punic site in Italy Gaia Servadio's book "Motya: Unearthing a lost Civilisation", on the excavations at this tiny island off Sicily, came out on 8 March 2001 and Gaia told of the destruction of this Phoenician city by the Greeks in 397 BC and the treasures uncovered by Pip Whitaker, the owner of the island at the beginning of this century. Spirit of an Age German and French Romantic Paintings of the 19 and 20 Centuries - from Caspar to Corinth. Members and guests were invited by the British-German Association to join them for a private view of this exhibition, on loan from the Berlin Nationalgalerie. Lady Betsey Fremantle A talk by Mr Nigel Foxell on the diaries of her visits to the Two Sicilies, 1827 and 1819-20. Betsey Wynne married one of Nelson's captains at the age of eighteen and followed him in his career. Later he was Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Station and based in Naples. Lady Betsey was a sociable lady and a forthright diarist, recounting meetings with Sir William Hamilton and his better-known wife, Emma, mistress of Nelson, as well as people like Sir Humphry Davy, Metternich and Canova. Her diaries, edited by Mr Foxell, were published in March 2001 in Italy. His talk to Society members will bring to life British involvement in political and personal intrigues at the Court of Naples at a turbulent time. Italy, Berlusconi and History The May 2001 Elections Members were invited to attend this lecture by Paul Ginsborg, Professor of Contemporary European History at the University of Florence and visiting Professor at Birbeck College, who discussed the results of the May elections in Italy. The Italian Ball The Lancaster ballroom at the Savoy was artfully adorned in red, white and green and was filled to capacity with more than 350 guests. The ball chairman, Lady Aliai Forte, worked tirelessly with her vice chairmen Francesca Scaroni and Sara Carello and the ball committee to put together a superbly enjoyable evening of culinary delight, Latin rhythms and fabulous prizes. The beneficiaries of the event were the St Peter's Project, started and run by Padre Carmelo di Giovanni, Professoressa Maria Chiaramonte and Padre Roberto Russo, to whose memory the ball was dedicated, and, of course, the British Italian Society. The evening raised a record breaking total, just reaching a six figure sum. Annual General Meeting The 61st Annual General Meeting was held at the United Oxford & Cambridge University Club, 71 Pall Mall. Creating the right Impression A talk about the work of the British Council in Italy by Richard Alford, the Council's Director since 1996. It was given at the Italian Cultural Institute by kind permission of the Director, Dott Mario Fortunato. Shakespeare's Italy The celebrated author Germaine Greer, Professor of English and Comparative Studies at Warwick University, discussed Italy as reflected in the works of Shakespeare. Christmas Party Drinks and Canapés, Raffle Members and Guests Leconfield Lecture Verdi (in his anniversary year) a lecture with music by Sir Edward Downes, the distinguished conductor. Propping up Pisa An illustrated talk by Professor John Burland of Imperial College about the work being done to redress the Tower of Pisa's angle of incline. Discovering Michelangelo The Castle Howard 'Mourning Woman' An illustrated talk by Mr Julian Stock, Senior Director of the Old Master Painting and Drawing Department of Sothebys, London (a society member). House of Lords reception On the Cholmondeley Room Terrace from 6.00 PM to 8.00 PM on September 2001. It was a joint venture with The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy and The Norwegian Chamber of Commerce. It was hosted by Baroness Diana Ellis. Past Events Jan - Dec 2003Jan - Dec 2002Jan - Dec 2001 Jan - Dec 2000
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