We enjoyed a great start to the new year as Annamaria Baker & Gabriella McGhee presented a fun evening of 'divertimenti', putting members' knowledge of Italian history, geography, language, culture & general knowledge to the test with some light-hearted quizzes [...]
Italian Circle members were delighted to welcome popular local teacher, Pietro Urso, who hosted an evening of questions and discussion on various aspects of life in Italy. A wide variety of topics was covered ranging from the place of the [...]
Giovanni spoke in Italian about the journey made by Italian émigrés to the UK early in the 20thCentury and their initial shock at the grey skies and cold weather that met them. Focussing particularly on the Italian community in [...]
Sadly for the large audience, the proposed presentation on the Villas and Gardens of Umbria had to be postponed due to last minute technical difficulties. However Tina Geraldi and Pietro Urso stepped into the breach leading a fascinating discussion in Italian [...]
Members were treated to a delightful summer’s ‘Evening of Music’. Well known local soprano, Elizabeth Upsher, played and sang a variety of popular music including arias from Madame Butterfly and La Boheme, evergreen favourites such as Pie Jesu and Panis [...]
Claudia Daniotti, Education Assistant at the Estorick Gallery in London, spoke in Italian about the founding of the Gallery by Erick Estorick in the second half of the 20th Century and then went on to speak about some of the [...]
Trevor Joscelyne talked in Italian about his days as a young man working for the British Council in Milan in 1971/72, when he lodged with an elderly widow born and bred in Trieste. He recounted many interesting tales and anecdotes [...]
Unfortunately Tina Geraldi was unwell and unable to give her talk on the villas and gardens of Umbria. Pietro Urso stepped in at the 11th hour sparked a lively ‘discussione’ on topics ranging from the creeping of English words into [...]
Members were enthralled with tales in Italian of law student Josie’s Nonno (Grandfather) who spent fifty years with the Carabinieri working undercover and with the judiciary against the renowned Sicilian Mafia. Josie illustrated her talk with photos including one showing her [...]
The newly designed, ground-breaking Fiat Cinquecento was the subject of a most interesting and informative presentation in English given by Jason Saunders to members of the Southend Anglo-Italian Circle on Wednesday 21st January. Jason gave abrief history of the Italian Fiat Motor [...]
