Cartolina 17 & 31 July 2013

The Italian architect Roberto Capocaccia is a keen singer of classic repertoire, and a lover of modern music. He tells about the career and life of the Italian singer and composer Umberto Bindi, and of the social and cultural landscape of Italy in the 50s and 60s. We play Bindi's most famous songs: Il nostro concerto, Riviera, Arrivederci in the first programme, and Vento di mare, La musica e` finita, Lasciatemi sognare in the second programme.

Cartolina 3 July 2013

Rebecca Wilson (teacher) and Scott Kinley (principal) of the Bromley School are running a learning programme based on the Reggio Emilia approach.

They tell how this method worked for their school and how it’s being expanded to other schools. We play songs from the Zecchino d’Oro (children songs contest). 

Cartolina 19 June 2013

On the phone from Wellington, Carolina Izzo tells about her career as an art restorer in Italy and in New Zealand, where she worked for 6 years at Te Papa. Already dividing her time between her two studies in Auckland and Wellington, she’s just being assigned the task of restoring the dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch.

Carolina Izzo restoring the wall memorial by Peter McIntyre in Hamilton's central library

Cartolina 5 June 2013

Lucia Digirolamo is an Italian restorer presently in Christchurch. Lucia is specialized in stone, both statues and buildings, and is looking for work in this field. She tells about the surprising discoveries made while restoring the Basilica in Padua.

Italian Passports 15 May 2013

            The Italian Embassy in Wellington intends to send a staff member to Christchurch to take digital imprints of Italian citizens wishing to apply for a new passport in the near future. So instead of the extra expense of travelling to Wellington for this, it can be done in Christchurch.

            It is ESSENTIAL that anyone needing to avail themselves of this service get in contact with Valerie Mayer immediately by email (tmayer@snap.net.nz) or telephone (359-7372) with the name(s) of those who will be needing this service, as the Embassy hopes to do this early next week.

Cartolina 8 May & 22 May 2013

8 May and 22 May:

Father and daughter Davide and Chiara-Flora Bassignana, on the phone from Italy, introducethe much loved Italian singer-song writer Fabrizio De Andre`. In these two programmes they present his life, and his research in the Italian dialect repertoire. We play De Andre’s most famous and less famous songs