Previous talks
Below is a list of previous talks which took place at the Circle. You can see the full posts by clicking on any title.
CARNEVALE – Annamaria Baker e Gabriella McGhee – Dolce occasione
Mercoledì 22 febbraio non ti ho trovato. Ma dov’eri? In maschera? Al meraviglioso Circolo Anglo Italiano di Southend, noi eravamo li’ ad ascoltare due […]
QUIZ E ASSEMBLEA GENERALE con panettone
Il nostro presidente, Tony White, ci ha sfidato con un giocoso quiz in italiano sulle nostre conoscenze del Bel Paese. Il quiz era seguito […]
NATALE IN ITALIA – Barbara Corti (in italiano)
Guest speaker, Barbara Corti, gave the members of the Southend Anglo Italian Circle a festive treat at their meeting on 14th December. While members enjoyed […]
A CITTA’ E’ PULECENELLA – Arte cultura e linguaggio gestuale della città partenopea – Ornella D’Auria-Foster
Ornella D’Auria Foster (lettrice presso l’ ACL Essex) napoletana che vive in Inghilterra da 14 anni, ci ha raccontato della sua città natale. Ci ha […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF OPERA – Part 2 – A talk in English by Andrew Rothwell
The eagerly awaited second part of Andrew’s illustrated introduction to the development of opera by Italian speaking and non-Italian speaking composers.
LA LINGUA ITALIANA – Alex Dunitz
Fatti interessanti e storia della lingua italiana. Abbiamo scoperto le sue origini e distribuzione geografica con una leggera e divertente presentazione, al termine della quale […]
CAPRI – Barbara Corti
Grazie Barbara del bell’invito a visitare o a tornare a Capri …
Barbara ha segnalato come attraverso i secoli Capri porta l’impronta di personaggi potenti dalla […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF OPERA – Andrew Rothwell (in English)
Andrew Rothwell’s presentation of A Brief History of Opera was a delight. Andrew encouraged audience participation as, accompanied by excerpts from well-known and less […]
DAL FRIULI A CLAPHAM – UN VIAGGIO GASTRONOMICO – Marylisa Browne (in italiano)
Marylisa’s lovely talk first presented in January was missed by many and was repeated by popular demand. The home made Tiramisu was again very much […]
THE LAZIO REGION: PLACES TO VISIT AND HIDDEN GEMS – Barbara Corti (in italiano)
At the March meeting Barbara Corti gave an inspirational illustrated talk in Italian on the Lazio Region of Italy which is subdivided into the […]