Visit of a delegation from Emilia Romagna
Visit of a delegation from Emilia Romagna, composed among others by the Regional Counsellor for Health Sergio Venturi, the Rector of the University of Parma Paolo Andrei, and by Senator Albertina Soliani, of the Association of Friendship Italy and Myanmar “Giuseppe Malpeli”. The delegation, accompanied by Ambassador Schiavo, was received by the State Counsellor Aung […]
Read moreEuropean Film Festival in Mandalay
The Embassy has brought for the first time Italian cinema to Mandalay. Our country has been one of the first to contribute to the EU decision to extend the European Film Festival to second city in Myanmar. The reaction of the public to the movie proposed – “La pazza gioia” by Paolo Virzì – was […]
Read moreOboe Concert
The Masters Gianfranco Bortolato (Oboe) and Giovanni Dal Missier (Piano) enchanted the audience with an all-Italian repertoire, starting from Donizetti, Rossini and Verdi to the great masters of the XX century, such as Rota, Morricone, Cipriani and Piovani. The day after, the two Italian musicians also held a Masterclass, organized by the Embassy, for Myanmar […]
Read moreSardinian Food and Wine
The three events organized by the Embassy of Italy on 18-19 October to promote Sardinian culture, food and wine, as well as tourism to this beautiful Island, have achieved a wide involvement of the Burmese sector operators (F&B importers, hotel chains and travel agencies). On the 18th there was a buffet dinner; in the morning […]
Read moreOpening Ceremony of Wine Expo Myanmar 2019
Participation of the Ambassador of Italy Alessandra Schiavo as Guest of Honor to the first edition of the “Wine Expo Myanmar 2019”.
Read moreVivaldi Concert
Three wonderful Masters of the Italian Opera Philharmonic “Bruno Bartoletti” – Gabriele Bellu, Marco Ferri and Andrea Dindo – played Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” together with the talented and young musicians of the “Orchestra for Myanmar”, as part of a training project conceived and supported by the Italian Embassy in Yangon”, within the Program launched in […]
Read moreDecameron by Boccaccio
To celebrate the Week of the Italian Language in the world, we have staged a theatre show inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron, the father of Italian prose literature.The modern reinterpretation of Boccaccio’s masterpiece – carried out by Marco Luly, Sabrina Candeloro Zuber and Robert Jenkins – has allowed us not only to promote the knowledge […]
Read moreConcert by Danilo Rea – Jazz in Yangon
Danilo Rea’s concert in Yangon on September 27th was a true celebration of music and jazz. The Italian Maestro has literally “dragged” the audience on a surprising music journey, playing famous melodies with unexpected variations, ranging from Opera to classical music and “pop”. The morning after the Concert, Danilo Rea met some Myanmar music students […]
Read moreConcert for two pianos
Beautiful concert for two pianos, with Alberto Firrincieli and Giovanni De Cecco playing together or echoing one another. After the warm meeting with the public, the two artists met the students of the Yangon Music School “Gitameit”, to whom the two pianists gave a long Masterclass.
Read moreScholarships 2019-2020 for courses organized by the Academy of Arts and Crafts of Teatro alla Scala
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaborationwith the Academy of Arts and Crafts of Teatro alla Scala, offers internationalstudents an unique opportunity to study in Italy through the followingscholarship programs: 1) n. 11 scholarships for a specialization course inlyric singing; 2) n.5 scholarships for a Master in “Performing ArtsManagement”. For more […]
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