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.
ALEXANDRO MAGNO: MITO, ARTE E LEGENDA – Claudia Daniotti (in italiano)
Creator of one of the largest empires in ancient history and undefeated commander of one of the most ambitious military expeditions ever achieved, the figure […]
DAL FRIULI A CLAPHAM – UN VIAGGIO GASTRONOMICO – Marylisa Browne (in italiano)
Taking her Mother’s life as the basis for her talk, Marylisa Browne gave a fascinating discourse on the experiences of an immigrant to England […]
LE DONNE IN ITALIA NELL’OTTOCENTO – Kate Mitchell (in italiano)
Kate Mitchell, from Cambridge University Language Centre, gave a most interesting peep into the world of women in 19th Century Italy. She spoke about the […]
LE VILLE E GIARDINI DI UMBRIA – Tina Geraldi (in italiano)
Tina Geraldi (LSE lecturer) gave her long awaited illustrated talk in Italian on the Villas and Gardens of Umbria. Tina explained how, […]
ITALIAN BAROQUE MUSIC AND COMPOSERS – Alan Bush (in English)
Alan Bush presented a most informative talk on Italian composers of the Baroque period. Alan concentrated on Monteverdi and Vivaldi and accompanied his lecture with some […]
LE VILLE DEL VENETO – Claudia Daniotti (in italiano)
The Veneto region has been for centuries the favourite “summer resort” of the Most Serene Republic of Venice. Between the 16th and the 18th century, […]
ITALIAN OPERA HITS – Katy Bingham (in English)
We were treated with a selection of favourite and tuneful operatic arias performed live. These were bepunctuated by nuggets of information to set the […]
THE ITALIANS IN CLERKENWELL – Aubrey Knowles (in English)
Aubrey Knowles of the Anglo-Italian Family History Society illustrating his talk with historical photographs and maps, Aubrey spoke about the immigrant Italian community that […]
I MIEI ANNI RACONTANO ROMA DAL 1972 AD OGGI – Barbara Corti (in italiano)
In her first ‘discorso’ to the Southend Anglo Italian Circle, Barbara Corti gave an enchanting account of life in the Eternal City. Barbara was born […]
IL CIELO SOPRA DI NOI: L’ASTROLOGIA E L’ARTE ITALIANA – Claudia Daniotti (in italiano)
Art historian Claudia Daniotti gave a fascinating talk in Italian on the sun, moon, stars, planets and signs of the zodiac as depicted in numerous […]