May 12, 2022 – The Spring event is dedicated to Jyl Bonaguro, the only female sculptor carving Italian marble by hand like at the age of Michelangelo. The event will start with the screening of Lifted, a very charming documentary made in Carrara, Tuscany, about Jyl. To follow an Opera performance by Soprano Saundra DeAthos […]
April 21, 2022 – VIP Event Conversation with Andrea di Robilant Six o’clock in the afternoon Interview by Thomas Bradford, former CBS News executive in New York Carolina Yacht Club – 50 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401 Writer Andrea di Robilant is the speaking guest traveling from Rome to Charleston for our members. Before his […]
March 18, 2022 – Lecture and live sketches by artist Forrest Spears with a focus on the Lunigiana area. The Lunigiana is the far northern tip of Tuscany and its landscape is dominated by the upper (northern) section of Italy’s backbone, the Appenines. It’s not a touristic spot at all and there are over 160 […]
February 17, 2022 – A whole event dedicated to Venice. The guest speaker from Italy is Melissa Conn, Director of the Venice office of Save Venice, the American non- profit organization dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage of Venice. It’s an incredible opportunity to learn about Venice from a different point of view. As Melissa Conn says […]
December 16, 2021 – VIP event of the year all about wines and Italian geography. We had a fabulous journey from Alto Adige to Sicily, tasting six wines and learning about the Belpaese. We embarked on a sensory journey through some of the most diverse and fascinating Italian regions and their wines. We tasted and learning […]
The Dante Alighieri Society of Charleston, introduced the Society to a new audience in Greenville, SC. The evening was very special thanks to the amazing hospitality of Lauren and Phil Hughes. Their gorgeous Italian-inspired home was the perfect venue for the mini Opera concert by Charleston Opera Theater. Phil Hughes and Donatella della […]
September 30, 2021 – So proud to have presented at the Davies Auditorium (Ashley Hall) the first survey of Venus in the art, culture, and governance of Florence from 1300 to 1600. Dr. Rebekah Compton talked about her book VENUS AND THE ART OF LOVE that investigates on one of the goddess’s alluring attributes – her golden […]
July 24th, 2021 – Charleston Opera Theater and Dante Alighieri Society present a unique event starring Saundra DeAthos, Soprano, Harold Meers, Tenor, Robin Zemp, Piano for a cocktail hour performance in a private residence in Downtown Charleston featuring a selection of Italian Opera’s most beloved arias and passionate duets in an intimate setting. It’s an incredible opportunity […]
May 24th, 2021 Charleston Library Society, Buxton Books, and the Dante Alighieri Society of Charleston celebrate the release of Italians in the Lowcountry – Sunny Italy’s Charleston Colony. The sold-out evening includes a discussion by Eugene Massamillo about Italy, Dante Alighieri Society, and the continued cultural presence and importance of Italians in the Lowcountry and […]
February 6th, 2020 Dante Alighieri Society Charleston presents La Vita Nuova (the New Life) The face shows the color of the heart, a one-man performance by actor and playwright Cedric Liqueur. Live, intimate, dramatic, 60 minute stage production at the Queen Street Playhouse in Downtown Charleston inspired by La Vita Nuova, written by Dante Alighieri in […]
