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.
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 […]
UNA SERATA DI DIVERTIMENTI con Annamaria e Gabriella (in italiano)
We enjoyed a great start to the new year as Annamaria Baker & Gabriella McGhee presented a fun evening of ‘divertimenti’, putting members’ knowledge of […]
SERATA A TEMA LIBERO – Pietro Urso (in italiano)
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 […]
ITALIANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM – Giovanni Gravina (in italiano)
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 […]
GROUP DISCUSSION led by Tina Geraldi and Pietro Urso (in italiano)
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 […]