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| Strings attached: The 20-member ensemble I Solisti Veneti will perform in Ha Noi on March 21. — Photo cattolica.info |
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series of events will be held during 2013 as part of the Italy – Viet
Nam Programme, to celebrate 40 years of friendship and co-operation
between the two countries.
The celebrations started with an international
conference and a ceremony at the University of Ha Noi marking the tenth
anniversary of the Department of Italian Studies held yesterday and
today.
In 2013, the Italy – Viet Nam Programme will
expand its horizons to encourage the interaction of artists, enterprises
and people of the two countries.
"The programme will focus on the combination of
culture and economy to introduce Italian excellencies in fields such as
fashion, food, design and music. It also intends to highlight all those
elements and sectors which have marked bilateral relations over the
years," said Italian ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni at the press conference
to introduce the programme on Thursday.
One of the highlights of the celebration will be a
series of cultural concerts. In March, the most popular chamber
orchestra in Italy and abroad I Solisti Veneti will present the gala
event of the year at the Ha Noi Opera House.
The 20-member orchestra, with over 50 years of
experience, will perform melodies of the greatest Italian composers
including Vivaldi, with a special tribute to Giuseppe Verdi on the 200th
anniversary of his birthday.
Following that, the Gala Italian concert will feature the Roman Concert Association in June on Italian National Day.
The concert Duo Gazzana will then close the year
with a performance from sisters violinist Natascia Gazzana and pianist
Raffaella Gazzana. The duo will showcase their repertoire together with
melodies specially written by the Vietnamese composer Dang Huu Phuc.
Local residents will be given the chance to
understand more about Italian culture at Casa Italia, House of Italy
which will be officially opened in April.
"A multifunctional area will be available to
organise press conferences, exhibitions, film screenings and other
initiatives with the aim to bring the Vietnamese public closer to
Italian culture and our typical way of life," the ambassador said.
Many other events including book publication;
exhibitions; architecture contests and archaeological support will be
held during the year.
(VNS)