Dear British Italian Society fellow member, after reading an article in our magazine, Rivista, about the Via Francigena, I have been toying with the idea of walking it. To this end I am planning to take 90-100 days starting in July to walk the 1800kms of the ancient pilgrims' route,...

                               FORTHCOMING EVENTS   Thursday 21 September 2017 Opera: Passion, Power and Politics  a talk by Dr Kate Bailey (to coincide with a major exhibition at the V&A Museum). The University Women's Club, London W1K 1DB  ...

Canaletto & the Art of Venice Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Friday, 19 May – Sunday, 12 Nov 2017 The Royal Collection contains the world’s largest collection of works by Canaletto (1697-1768). Through over 200 paintings, drawings and prints, Canaletto & the Art of Venice explores the work of Venice’s...

Overview This is a course for all lovers of opera, a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of opera, studying the arts of the composers, librettists, singers, conductors and directors who bring a story to life in music on stage. For this inaugural opera summer school the focus...

Friends of Italian at Kent    Founded 1994    University of Kent Programme of Speakers for the 2017/2018 season   26th October Anthony Cooke   Editor Carmania Press ‘Italian Style goes to Sea; the glamorous and social history of Italian passenger and cruise ships’ 23rd November Dr Gianmarco Mancosu University of...