Tunisia Live (Tunis)
Farah Samti
26 November 2011
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis is organizing three major events to celebrate this year’s 150th anniversary of the Italian Unification as well as the Tunisian Revolution and its successful outcome.
The events will take place in collaboration with the Municipality of Tunis, the Municipal Theater of Tunis, the Teatro dell’Operadi Roma, and the Institute of Music in Tunis.
Sunday, November 27th, will be the beginning of the celebration. “150 years beneath the wings of the opera” (“150 anni sulle ali dell’operetta” ) is the name of the opera concert that will be held at the Municipal Theater in downtown Tunis, starring a famous orchestra called “I Cameristi Triestini”. The orchestra consists of 20 members and is directed by Maestro Fabio Nossal.
While the first event is purely symphonic, the second event on December 10th will consist of ballet and piano. The opening will be performed by Sergio La Stella on the piano.
The show will feature the dancers Laura Comi and Mauro Marozzi from “Teatro dell’Opera de Roma.” Tunisian soprano singers Henda Ben Chaâbène and Hassen Doss will perform the opera part, along with the pianist Bassem Makni.
In collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and the National Center of Performing Art, the third event will take place on December 15th. Italian products will be exhibited under the name “Collezione Farnesina Design.”
A statement released by the Italian Embassy emphasizes that these cultural events are a celebration of “the glorious revolution of Tunisia, which, in the year 2011, resulted in the recent elections.”
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