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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.

1806, 2009

AN EVENING OF MUSIC WITH ELIZABETH UPSHER

Members were treated to a delightful summer’s ‘Evening of Music’. Well known local soprano, Elizabeth Upsher, played and sang a variety […]

2005, 2009

THE ESTORICK COLLECTION OF MODERN ITALIAN ART IN LONDON – Claudia Daniotti (in italiano)

Claudia Daniotti, Education Assistant at the Estorick Gallery in London, spoke in Italian about the founding of the Gallery by Erick […]

2204, 2009

MY LANDLADY AND HOW TRIESTE BECAME PART OF UNIFIED ITALY – Trevor Joscelyne (in italiano)

Trevor Joscelyne talked in Italian about his days as a young man working for the British Council in Milan in 1971/72, […]

1803, 2009

GROUP DISCUSSION led by Pietro Urso (in italiano)

Unfortunately Tina Geraldi was unwell and unable to give her talk on the villas and gardens of Umbria. Pietro Urso stepped […]

1802, 2009

GRANDFATHER’S MEMORIES AS A POLICEMAN IN SICILY IN THE SEVENTIES – Josie Nicastro (in italiano)

Members were enthralled with tales in Italian of law student Josie’s Nonno (Grandfather) who spent fifty years with the Carabinieri working […]

2101, 2009

THE NEW FIAT CINQUECENTO – Jason Saunders (in English)

The newly designed, ground-breaking Fiat Cinquecento was the subject of a most interesting and informative presentation in English given by Jason […]

1911, 2008

BUT WHERE ARE ALL THE TOURISTS? -Sheila Stokes (in italiano)

Sheila Stokes talked to us in Italian about the countryside and the villages of Piedmont, a region well known to her […]

2210, 2008

ITALIAN CINEMA – Giovanni Gravina (in italiano)

Giovanni gave an extremely interesting and well received, illustrated talk in Italian about the rise of the Italian Cinema industry at […]

2409, 2008

FUN EVENING with Annamaria and Gabriella (in italiano)

Annamaria Baker and Gabriella McGhee hosted a fun evening encouraging members to talk in Italian with a light-hearted quiz involving history, […]

1806, 2008

PUCCINI 150 – Andrew Rothwell

A celebration of the life and music of Giacomo Puccini in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.