Andrea Bocelli in Concert

Festival Italiano ’14 is thrilled to open the official Italian Festival season in Auckland with the concert of Italy’s (and the world’s) most beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli on 11 September 2014, Vector Arena.

Be sure not to miss this very special event, book your tickets here: http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/Andrea-Bocelli-tickets/artist/773296

And to celebrate the opening or the Italian Festival season the concert organisers are offering a Festival Italiano fan the chance to win two bronze tickets, to enter go to our Festival Italiano FB Page.

From our Swiss friends...

AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL – GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO, FRIDAY MAY 16 – 2.30-3.30PM, ASB THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE

Book lovers get ready for great session on Gabriele D’Annunzio at the upcoming Auckland Writers Festival.  Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s book on D’Annunzio has won several major awards in the last six months and has been described as ‘unputdownable’ by the British press. 

Author Lucy Hughes-Hallett

“A gripping page-turner” is how The Telegraph described Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s The Pike: Gabriele D’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer & Preacher of War, which has won the Samuel Johnson, Costa and Duff Cooper non-fiction awards. D’Annunzio – Italian poet, nationalist demagogue and serial seducer - was among Europe’s most fascinating and outrageous early twentieth-century figures. When he made himself ruler of a renegade city-state, he opened the way for the dictators who would follow. Hughes-Hallett speaks in conversation with Geraint Martin.

 

AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL – GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO

FRIDAY MAY 16 – 2.30-3.30PM, ASB THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE, AUCKLAND

TICKETS EARLYBIRD $20; STANDARD $25; STUDENTS $12.50.  ELIGIBLE FOR REDEMPTION AS PART OF A CONCESSION PASS PURCHASE REDUCING PRICE TO $15/$16

AVAILABLE NOW FROM TICKETMASTER www.ticketmaster.co.nz, 0800 111 999 

Learn Soccer Italian Style in Auckland

After the great success of the 2013 inaugural event in Auckland, Top Flight Football Academy is once again very proud and excited to host the “Soccer Italian Style” coaches in Auckland, for the second SIS event, in July 2014. 

The Italian coaches will be Matteo Fazzini, who was here last year with Mirko Mazzantini, and Alessandro Limone. Matteo coaches at Fiorentina and Alessandro at Empoli FC.

See below for the players camp details.

Players Camp, July 7 – July 11:

Venue: Bill McKinley Park, Mt Wellington, Auckland

Morning (60 Players): 10am – 12pm (8^th – 10^th grade)

Afternoon (60 Players): 2pm – 4pm (11^th – 14^th grade)

For more information or to book your place for this exciting and inspirational event, please visit topflightfootball.co.nz.

Eat like an Italian: shop at Eurodell and get 15% discount!

Salumi, passata, antipasti, formaggi, pasta… from today all current Dante members can enjoy Italian grocery shopping at Eurodell with a 15% discount!

We are very excited to announce that our newest 'Business Friend of the Dante' is Eurodell,  offering a 15% discount to all Dante members on any items purchased at the Eurodell retail store (337 Lincoln rd. Open Mon – Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 9am-3pm)

(offer excludes already discounted items and cannot be used in conjunction with any other retail promotions in place).

All members will be required to show their up-to-date membership card at time of purchase to receive the discount. Click here to join or renew your Dante membership.                                     

Buon Appetito! 

 

Eurodell retail shop 09 836 8595 www.eurodell.co.nz

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Special music evening in Auckland with Italian pianist Flavio Villani

Programme

Bach-Busoni . Ciaccona in D

Chopin . Nocturne Op.27 n.2

Chopin . Ballade n.4

A.Taylor . eight miniatures

Liszt . Nocturne n.2

Liszt . Ballade n.2

Where . St Heliers Community Centre. 100 St Heliers Bay rd. Auckland

When . Friday 11th April 2014 @ 7pm

How much . $25 adult, $10 students, FREE for students of the music centre.

for info . flaviovillaninz@gmail.com

Flavio Villani . Bio

Italian pianist, born in 1984. He completed a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance with Mo Matteo Napoli at the Salerno Conservatory “G.Martucci” (Italy) in 2007 and in 2012 he completed a Master in Piano Performance with First Class Honors at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) under the guidance of pianist Stephen De Pledge. He also coursed a pedagogy component to his Master with professor Rae de Lisle. He was invited to give Master Classes to the students of postgraduate level at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music in Lamezia Terme (taly) in mid 2013.

He performed as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles extensively in New Zealand. He was invited to play at the Venice Biennale in 2011 playing Michael Parekowhai carved piano at the event. In 2013 he was invited to perform by the Classical Music Festival of Lamezia Terme, Pianino Festival in Mallorca, Salerno and Barcelona for his first solo European tour having his invitation renewed for a second tour in Summer 2014 and to play with Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria Beethoven 3rd Piano Concerto in December. His latest collaborations brought him touring New Zealand with the Christchurch based violinist Cathy Irons and an Eastern Europe/Gypsy inspired classical repertoire. In January 2014 he was invited by Chulalongkorn Universtiy in Bangkok Thailand to perform and teach a Master Class to their most talented students.

His collaborations and interest with other artists are various. In 2012 he co-directed and composed the music for a three weeks laboratory with UCOL students of performing arts in Palmerston North ending with the movement theatre performance "the_Kiss" directed by Jaime Dörner. He also performed and composed music with Dust Palace Company for their Auckland shows "Venus is..." and “Same same, but different” and with choreographer Geoff Gilson for his piece "Leviathing" at the Civic Theatre.

He's been invited often to perform with the emerging artists of NZ Opera in New Zealand and worked for their Summer School from 2011 to 2013 as Italian coach and pianist. Currently he's the Music Coordinator of the East & Bays Music Centre in St Heliers (Auckland) where he teaches piano and coordinates music events for the area.

Buon appetito Dante Auckland, with a 15% off from Pizzeria Italiana Settebello!

Great news! Settebello Pizzeria Italiana is now fully licensed and Dante members can enjoy a 15% discount on their bill from Wednesday to Sunday! Have a look at Francesco' pizza napoletana  and choose your favourite! 

Buon Appetito!

Settebello Pizzeria Italiana
3/1 Rata st, New Lynn
Auckland
Ph.09 826 0777
www.settebello.co.nz