The Italian language, in its various forms, is the focus of the Consulate General of Italy in Jeddah’s program for the 2025 edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, with the theme “Italofonia: Language Beyond Borders.”
We will begin on October 8th with an event at the Italian School. The screening of the documentary film “Dante, the Exile of a Poet,” produced by the Dante Alighieri Society on the occasion of the VII centenary of the death of the Poet, will be followed by a meeting with Dr. Alessandro Salacone, representative od the Dante Society for the Gulf Countries, who will illustrate all the tools made available by the Dante Alighieri Society for learning or deepening one’s knowledge of the Italian language.
Where: Italian School in Jeddah – North Corniche Road – P.O. Box 1808 – 21441 Jeddah https://maps.app.goo.gl/VTxGn4uyh9ZoRTcr9?g_st=im
Time: 7:30 PM
On October 12th, again at the Italian School, as part also of the “Fare cinema” festival, we will screen the film Fernanda by Maurizio Zaccaro featuring Matilde Gioli, which traces the life of Fernanda Wittgens, the first female director of the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan and among the first European women to hold such a prestigious position.
Where: Italian School in Jeddah – North Corniche Road – P.O. Box 1808 – 21441 Jeddah https://maps.app.goo.gl/VTxGn4uyh9ZoRTcr9?g_st=im
Time: 7:30 PM
Finally, on October 13th, in collaboration with the Fondazione Societa’ dei Concerti di Milano, the Consul General will be pleased to invite you to the concert-event “The Musical Strength of the Italian Language.” Featuring a program spanning from Claudio Monteverdi, Lucio Battisti, Franco Battiato, and Mina, all the way back to Puccini and Rossini, Maestro Luca Ciammarughi, concert pianist, radio host, piano historian, popularizer, and writer, accompanied by the talented soprano Ivanna Speranza, will lead us on an extraordinary journey through different styles, eras, and genres, all united by a common linguistic thread: Italian as the key to understanding musical thought.
The project, born from an original idea, aims to show the Jeddah audience another side of Italian: that of the language of European culture, including in the musical sphere. For centuries, Italian has been the lingua franca of music in Europe and around the world, not only because of the geographical origins of opera and modern instrumental writing, but also for its ability to blend verbal and musical expressiveness. The tempo indications, the dynamic expressions, the dance titles, even the emotions suggested in the scores—everything spoke and still speaks Italian.
Where: Saudi Music Hub – 6627 Al Kurnaysh Rd. 2397 Al Hamra District Jeddah 23213 – https://maps.app.goo.gl/2arpc69gAg6gDUq19
Time: 7:30 PM
