Dante Alighieri Society of Auckland Blog: Carmelo Barbarello

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Auckland says farewell to H.E. Carmelo Barbarello, Ambassador of Italy

On Monday 5th September we said goodbye to H.E. Carmelo Barbarello, Ambassador of Italy, leaving his post and New Zealand to return to Rome.

The Ambassador organised an aperitif at the Northern Club, were Italians and Kiwis from Auckland mingled and had a last chance to say farewell. During his two years in New Zealand Carmelo Barbarello managed to do so much for our community and everyone present was sad to see him leave. We will also miss his warm personality and readiness to help.

For the occasion the Ambassador was also presented with a traditional Sardinia nuptial bread by the visiting delegation of Luna Nuova (you will be able to learn more about these breads during this free lecture on 21 September, and during a special exhibition at the Festival Italiano).

The Dante Alighieri Society of Auckland wishes all the best to Carmelo Barbarello in his future postings in Rome and overseas, and we look forward to meet the new Ambassador at the Festival Italiano on 25th September.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Festival Italiano awarded the Patronage of the Italian Embassy

On 14 June 2016 Festival Italiano was awarded the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Wellington in recognition to the cultural, social and economic value of the event for the Italian community and the City of Auckland. The Dante Alighieri Society is honoured to receive this recognition and thanks Ambassador Carmelo Barbarello for his ongoing support to our Festival and community.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Festa della Festa della Repubblica 2016 e concerto

To celebrate the anniversary of the Italian Republic the Embassy of Italy, the Dante Alighieri Italian Society of Auckland, and the COMITES Wellington Inc. (Committee of Italians citizens in New Zealand) organised a free

VIOLIN AND PIANO CONCERT
by
FRANCESCO D'ORAZIO & GIAMPAOLO NUTI

Thursday, May 5, 2016

CINEMA ITALIANO OPENING NIGHT GALA BRIDGEWAY CINEMAS, 4 MAY 2016

4 MAY 2016, BRIDGEWAY CINEMAS

Opening film by Cristina Comencini, vino by Carpinetto, birra by Peroni, acqua by San Pellegrino, cuisine by Antonio Crisci and NSP, musica by Napoli Central…Hospitality by Italians. Website – www.cinemaitalianonz.com

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Programme

AUCKLAND

BRIDGEWAY MAY 4-15

ACADEMY MAY 5-15

MONTEREY MAY 6-14

Discount for Dante Members, only $15

TAURANGA

RIALTO TAURANGA MAY 19 -25

WELLINGTON

EMPIRE JUNE 2-12

LIGHTHOUSE PETONE JUNE 4-12

LIGHTHOUSE CUBA JUNE 4-12

CHRISTCHURCH

ACADEMY GOLD JUNE 15-25

Discount for Dante Members, only $15

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Nuovo Console Onorario per Auckland

From left: Former Honorary Consul Mario Magaraggia, new Consul for Auckland Bernadette Luciano, Italian Ambassador Carmelo Barbarello

Diamo il benvenuto al nuovo Console Onorario per Auckland, Dott.ssa Bernadette Luciano. La Dott.ssa Luciano provvederà servizi consolari ai connazionali per appuntamento. Per maggiori informazioni visitare il sito dell'Ambasciata o contattare:

Dr. Bernadette Luciano
41 Rothesay Bay Road,
Rothesay Bay
Auckland 0630
Tel.+64 (0)21 2323396; +64-(0)9 4760405
EMAIL: auckland.onorario@esteri.it

The past and present Italian Honorary Consuls for Auckland and Ambassador with some of the members of the Comites

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Festa della Repubblica concert with Maestro Christian Leotta

Christian Leotta is a native of Catania, Italy, and now lives in Como. He studied with Mario Patuzzi at Milan’s Conservatory, at the Theo Lieven International Piano Foundation on Lake Como and at the Tureck Bach Research Foundation of Oxford, England.

Appearing in Montreal in 2002, at the age of only 22, Leotta is the youngest pianist since the youthful Daniel Barenboim ever to undertake a recital series encompassing the entire corpus of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas. Following the extraordinary success of his live performances, in 2007 Atma Classique signed him to record the entire corpus of the 32 Piano Sonatas in a collection of five two-CD sets, released between 2008 and 2014.

The international press hailed him as "one of the major Beethoven soloists of our time" (Pizzicato, Luxembourg). His affinity to Beethoven's music has been unanimously recognized thanks to "his prodigious technique used to better express the poetry of Beethoven’s music" (The Whole Note, Toronto).

Christian Leotta has worked with major orchestras such as the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Kammerorchester, the Italian RAI National Television Orchestra, the Milan Symphony Orchestra “Giuseppe Verdi”, regularly performing in important theatres and concert halls world-wide.

Below some photos of the Italian reception after the concert, with Prosecco San Leo, Birra Peroni, Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma. Thank you to the Italian Embassy and Ambassador Carmelo Barbarello for a wonderful evening.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Dante AGM - 14 February, with special guest Italian Ambassador Carmelo Barbarello

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Our Annual General Meeting will be held at 10.00am on Saturday 14 February at the Dante Rooms at Freeman’s Bay Community Centre, 52 Hepburn St, Freemans Bay.

Special guest: Italian Ambassador Carmelo Barbarello.

This is a chance for everyone to find out about how Dante is run, and to have a chat over a coffee & cornetto after the formal meeting finishes. All welcome!

Ci vediamo!

The Dante Team

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