December 4, 2024 – We are beyond excited to bring you a truly special event this December. We are incredibly fortunate to have an amazing Italian quintet joining us in Charleston, flying to the US exclusively for our society members. The evening of incredible music will be our way to celebrate the end of 2024 …
November 19, 2024 – A frayed postcard in a Turin archive has revealed one of the most audacious gambles of the American civil war. Abraham Lincoln offered the command of the northern forces to Giuseppe Garibaldi, unifier of Italy and terror of the Pope. Garibaldi caught the world’s imagination in 1860 after invading Sicily with …
October 23, 2024 – During Mussolini’s Fascist Italy, as a dark shroud falls across the nation, a spirited young nurse from the vineyards of Barbaresco and the rebellious daughter of a wealthy Jewish Fascist come of age in the crosshairs of evil. These two socially disparate yet courageous girls forge an unexpected friendship. We are …
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September 10, 2024 – In 2024, the world commemorates the anniversary of composer Giacomo Puccini’s passing, and so do we. What is it about Puccini’s life and music that continues to captivate audiences worldwide? Charleston Opera Theater will explore the composer and his opera LA BOHEME through insightful commentary and music, presented for the Dante Alighieri …
May 6, 2024 – Embark on a journey to explore the captivating world of elaborately illustrated manuscripts from the Italian Renaissance, crafted between 1370 and 1420 in the renowned Scriptorium of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence. Join us as Professor Rebekah Compton, an esteemed scholar and passionate expert of the Italian Renaissance, shares her …
April 22 – Join us for a lecture about Entrepreneurship with the remarkable journey of Mediterranean Shipping Company and its Charleston office. The story of the company began in Italy in 1970 with just one vessel. Fast forward to today, it has become the world’s largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo …
February 6, 2024 – Wonderful performance by Edward Brennan and Hälis Rünk Enthralls, amazing voices of Charleston Opera Theater for the Dante Alighieri Society of Charleston. We couldn’t be more grateful and more proud for their amazing singing, guiding us through timeless arias by Italian operas. They were introduced by Louis Barrella, M.A., Music Educator …
January 22, 2024 – A very special event dedicated to Italian cuisine. A guest chef from Umbria, Junio Valerio Gallina (foto on the right) – trained at the 3 Michelin Star restaurant Niko Romito – taught us how to make the perfect risotto with Winter Black Truffle. Not a normal risotto, but the perfect one! …
November 27, 2023 – Lecture dedicated to Piero della Francesca by Dana Prescott, BA, MA, writer, painter, and educator, who has lived and worked in Italy for most of the past 30 years, will offer a rare insight on the genius of the Early Renaissance painter and how poetry helped us understand his art. Th …
August 22, 2023 – Delightful concert by Maestro Yuriy Bekker for Dante Alighieri Society. We were so lucky to listen at a string quartet formed especially for us to play Italian music from Corelli to Vivaldi, from Puccini to Morricone. Maestro Bekker is well known in Charleston as Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony, and Conductor …
