In the photo: Luigi, Orlando, Tamsin, Francesca, Franco, Davide, Yvette, Bruno, Lyndall, Mario and Nicola
Ambassador Pier Francesco Zazo with Paola Cerrato and Giulia Jones of the Legislative Assembly at the opening of the Italian community day
The Italian tenor Rocco Speranza between Svetlana Zazo and the Argentinean ambassador Pedro Villagra Delgado
Pope Paul III
Roberto Prosseda during his performance
Quest’estate faccio un viaggio a Firenze o no?
Corazzini’s ‘fanciullo triste’ undoubtedly echoes Pascoli’s ‘fanciullino’, but with a darker tonality of existential anguish and with no hint of the other’s privileged status
Il più antico presepe dell’epoca medievale si trova nella Basilica di Santo Stefano a Bologna
La celebre Via San Gregorio Armeno, un must per chiunque abbia bisogno di comprare un pezzo del presepe
I Re Magi rappresentano il viaggio della stella cometa
Saverio Palma paying the trumpet during a DMV performance
Lyndall Heddle, wearing the scarfe from her Siena contrada
An aerial view of Siena which shows the narrow streets and the large piazza
The worldwide famous Palio of Siena
Colourful Burano, a little island near Venice
Sinisgalli in Alberobello, 1964
La tradizionale processione dell’Assunta che si tiene ogni anno a Vivaro il 15 agosto
Yvette Devlin con i soci della Dante presenti al rinfresco organizzato dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Canberra
Virginia Banyard and Livio Chicco sing Libiam
Anna and Sandra while tasting the pasta dishes
Some of the Dante members listening to the speeches and presentations
Francesca Foppoli with Sandra, Ottavio, Anna (the three competition judges), Janette, Anna and Luigi (the winners!)
Lvio Chicco in full flight, singing O’ sole mio as one of DMV’s ‘Three tenors’
I drammatici momenti seguiti all’agguato in cui venne ucciso Piersanti Mattarella, fratello di Sergio, e all’epoca presidente della Regione Sicilia
Il presidente della Repubblica uscente, Giorgio Napolitano
Francesca Foppoli with Grazia Miccichè after Grazia’s presentation
David Wilson enlightens us on Galileo’s dealings with the church
Gino Moliterno focused on visual
interpretations of La Divina Commedia, from medieval manuscripts to cinema and television
Mario Serenellini gave us an expressive recitation of Dante’s original text of Paolo and Francesca’s story
Seamless texture with spices and herbs
Eduardo con i fratelli Titina e Peppino
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Geoff, Mark, Yvette, Luke, Orlando, Mario and David after the readings at Manning Clark House
Il tesoriere della Dante Mario Rosi alla fisarmonica
David Wilson recita Il cantico delle creature
Il coro Dante Musica Viva diretto dal maestro Francesco Sofo
I tre tenori del coro DMV: Giovanni, Saverio e Livio
Parte del pubblico presente alla festa di fine anno
L’ambasciatore italiano a Canberra, Pier Francesco Zazo apre ufficialmente la Festa Italiana
The wonderful Committee that organised the first Festa Italiana in the Embassy Gardens (from left to right): Franco Barilaro, Yvette Devlin, H.E. Pier Francesco Zazo, Nicola Patini, Filomena Barilaro, Mrs Svetlana Sharapa Zazo, Grazia Miccichè, Anna Capezio, Anna Rita Tamponi, Dominic and Olga De Marco, Alex Capezio, Luigi Catizone, Cellina Benassi (seated)
Yvette, Margaret, Matthew and Rod provide some entertainment outside the Dante stall
Sara D’Alessandro is presented with a bottle of wine by vice-presidents Yvette Devlin and Tamsin Hong
One of the corridors of the Maniago (Friuli) high school designed by Aldo Giurgola
A May 2013 photo of Aldo Giurgola at the Santa Lucia restaurant
Gino Moliterno during his presentation on the life and work of Sophia Loren
La sfilata per i 90 anni di Fendi davanti alla Fontana di Trevi a Roma, 7 luglio 2016
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Francesco Sofo enjoys playing the piano accordion
Francesco Sofo talks to the audience about the choir
The winning entry – Cristina’s bresaola and rocket rollettes
The other two winning entries – Yvette’s Maggiolini and Catharina’s Tricolore
Chef Francesco demonstrates how to prepare Salsa amatriciana
From left – the jury Ottavio Bagozzi, chef Francesco Balestrieri and Tamsin Hong), Francesca Foppoli, and the three winners (Cristina, Yvette and Catharina)
Part of the audience who attended the Dante end-of-year event. Ambassador Zazo is the 2nd from right
I bambini della scuola bilingue ballano la tarantella con tanta gioia, seguiti da una grande folla
La bancarella della Dante con Cristina e Gary al tavolo
Membri del comitato con l’ambasciatore subito dopo l’apertura della Festa Italiana 2016
Canzoni popolari italiane proposte da alcuni membri del coro ed amici, in Piazza Italia
Il coro della Dante Musica Viva sul palco del NMF
Joe Sorrentino e il Leone cinese
Tamsin e i gelati :-)
Yvette and a Papuan dancing the rumba in front of the Dante
Yvette, Lyndall e il rock ‘n roll
Giovanni Pannini, Gallery with views of Modern Rome, 1759
Roma, 27 dicembre 1947: De Gasperi, De Nicola e Terracini alla firma della costituzione italiana a Palazzo Giustiniani
The famous Scrovegni Chapel painted by Giotto
Giotto – The Ognissanti Madonna
Mark O’Connor presents his research into Shakespeare’s Italian-ness
Yvette with her grandpup Tiger
A partial view of the façade of the rebuilt cathedral in Venzone
Aerial view of the cathedral soon after the 1976 earthquake
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 2002: Garibaldi and his men carrying boats from Los Patos lagoon to Tramandahy lake during the Rio Grande do Sul War. South America, 19th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
Emeritus Professor John Molony, the Canberra DAS’ longest-serving president, receives life membership from current president Franco Papandrea
Il coro Dante Musica Viva sul palco del Centro Culturale Italiano
Canberra Dante Society Vice-President, Cristina Giusti, thanks Rory Steele for his amazing presentation
Canberra Dante Society Vice-President, Cristina Giusti, thanks David Ritchie for his presentation on 22 June 2017
Dante Society members listen attentively to David Ritchie’s presentation
Here is our Denise during a Dante Musica Viva performance
