Cartolina 2, 16 & 30 July 2014

2 July: Maestro Francesco Pasqualetti is the Italian Conductor for the coming season of La Boheme, and Sharolyn Kimmorley is the Chorus Director. They talk about preparing an opera and about this production. La Boheme is at the CBS Arena on July 15, 16 and 18.

7 July: Maestro Francesco Pasqualetti is the Italian Conductor for the coming season of La Boheme. He talks about his career and about this production.

16 and 21 July: Italian Postcards: Cartolina co-producer Denis Walker, just returned from his Italian winter break, tells about staying in San Lorenzo in Roma, visiting exhibitions, and his discoveries underground.

from the exhibition Terraemota by Ricardo Monachez

30 July: Gianfranco Ugazzi, Secretary General of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand, tells about the activities of the ICCNZ, an active link between the business worlds of both Countries.

As usual all programmes are available via internet live or in podcast from http://plainsfm.org.nz

Cartolina producers Wilma Laryn and Denis Walker wish you all: Buon ascolto!

Cartolina 4 & 18 June 2013

4 June: an unsolved murder in a small village of the Italian Alps, and its chronicler. Giulia Depentor, now established in Auck-land, tells the story and her involvement in writing about it. We play a seasonal Autunno, from Vivaldi’s Quattro Stagioni ..

18 June: why study the Italian language? Ivana Bilkova and Lucy Grey are two students from the Christchurch Dante classes. Both have strong feelings about Italy: it’s the places, it’s the language? We listen to their views and their favourite Italian songs. For information on the Dante classes, check www.dante.org.nz/chch