“LORENZO DA PONTE, VENETIAN GENIUS”: A CALENDAR OF EVENTS FROM VITTORIO VENETO TO NEW YORK.
The cultural project “Lorenzo Da Ponte, Venetian Genius” has been presented, a rich program of national and international events dedicated to the famous Cenedese writer, scheduled until January 2026. Conferences, concerts, meetings, film screenings, and exhibitions will celebrate Da Ponte and, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his birth, also Giacomo Casanova.
The events involve schools, artists, and institutions from Italy and the United States, including the Italian Embassy in the USA and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
October 31, 2025 | 18:00 | Aula Magna, San Giuseppe Campus - Presentation of the book “Casanova” by Alessandro Marzo Magno with a musical performance by Jacopo Caneva.
November 7, 2025 | 18:00 | Aula Magna, San Giuseppe Campus - Conference “Casanova from Dinner Table to Kabbalah” by Luca Colferai and a musical performance of pieces by Nino Rota. November 6, 2025 | 21:00 | Verdi Multiplex Screening of Fellini's Casanova (1976).
November 7, 2025 | 16:00 | Civic Library - Screening of Childhood, Vocation and Early Experiences of Giacomo Casanova Venetian by Luigi Comencini (1969).
Below are the events until December 2025:
November 7, 2025 | 20:30 | Civic Library - Screening of The New World by Ettore Scola (1982).
November 8, 2025 | 16:00 | Civic Library - Screening of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Joseph von Báky (1943).
November 8, 2025 | 20:30 | Civic Library - Screening of Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick (1976).
November 9, 2025 | 10:30 | Verdi Multiplex - Screening of Casanova by Alexander Volkoff (1928).
November 16, 2025 | 18:00 | Italian Cultural Institute, New York - Cultural day featuring a presentation on Lorenzo Da Ponte and a concert with Giulio Boschetti, Valentina Piovano, and Francesco Attesti.
December 2025 | time to be defined | Civic Library - Public screening of the 7 educational-documentary episodes Da Ponte and Surroundings.
December 2025 | time to be defined | Museum and Exhibition Halls - Inauguration of the exhibition “Lorenzo Da Ponte and Giacomo Casanova: Two Myths in Comparison,” a bibliological-artistic exhibition featuring rare works and illustrations by Milo Manara.
