Indian Nocturne by Antonio Tabucchi
The February meeting of the Italian Book Club in Mumbai will be dedicated to Indian Nocturne by Antonio Tabucchi. Set in India and unfolding as a restless journey through cities, landscapes, and encounters, the novella follows a European narrator in search of his missing friend. What begins as a physical quest gradually turns into an […]
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Carlo Rizzi and Davide Giusti conclude the SOI Spring 2026 Season
Carlo Rizzi will lead the SOI in the final concert of the season in a rich and varied programme that blends operatic drama, lyrical beauty and symphonic grandeur. The evening opens with Overture to Semiramide, where Rossini’s brilliance shines through in a vibrant orchestral display. Renowned Italian tenor Davide Giusti will then join the orchestra for a […]
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The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The December meeting of the Italian Book Club in Mumbai will focus on The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Set in Sicily during the second half of the 19th century, the novel portrays with elegance and depth the world of the aristocracy in a period of transformation within the context of the Risorgimento and […]
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Violin Recital by Domenico Nordio
This December, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai, in collaboration with the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and The Poona Music Society, present two evenings of music featuring Italian violinist Domenico Nordio, offering audiences an opportunity to experience a selection of solo violin repertoire in an intimate concert setting. Violinist and violist, Domenico […]
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RAZAI
Set within a historic Goan building, Razai is a multidisciplinary performance that fuses AI-generated music, projection-mapped visuals, and contemporary dance into a sensory and living tapestry. Drawing from both European and Indian sonic traditions, this avant-garde piece traces the intimate journey of a couple on the margins of an ever-shifting city — navigating nostalgia, displacement, desire, and […]
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Caravaggio’s Magdalene in Ecstasy in Goa
Under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in India, the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre New Delhi, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai together with Serendipity Arts along with the support of MetaMorfosi Cultural Association are pleased to present the exhibition of the Magdalene in Ecstasy by Caravaggio […]
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Isa Trotta in concert
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai, in collaboration with the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Prithvi Theatre and the Poona Music Society, presents three special evenings of music on 10, 12 & 14 November, featuring one of Italy’s brightest emerging young pianists, Isa Trotta. In the 10 & 12 November concerts in Mumbai, […]
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Translating Across Cultures: the art of adjusting the written and the spoken in literary spaces
This November, Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest welcomes Italian author Clara Nubile in the frame of the Week of the Italian Language in the World 2025. She participates in two panels, one on The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald and another featuring poems from around the world and conducts a workshop entitled Metaphrase: Translating Across […]
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Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante
The Italian Book Club in Mumbai returns this month with a masterpiece of 20th-century literature: Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante, a novel that left a lasting mark on Italian literary history. Set on the island of Procida in the years between the two World Wars, the book tells the story of Arturo, a sensitive and […]
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Caravaggio: Light in Darkness: lecture and Catalogue release
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai present the catalogue of the exhibition L’invenzione della luce–the invention of light: Caravaggio’s Magdalene in Ecstasy, followed by “Caravaggio: Light in darkness”, a public lecture by Girish Shahane. Girish Shahane traces Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s rise to becoming […]
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