Showing posts with label Fabrizio Marcelli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fabrizio Marcelli. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

A message from Italian Ambassador in Wellington Fabrizio Marcelli - Italian National Day 2020 - and a beautiful version of the Italian National Anthem


From the YouTube Channel of the Embassy of Italy in New Zealand

For the first time there will be no celebrations of the national day because of social distancing norms and the grief for the high number of victims related to covid-19. In Wellington the annual reception has been cancelled. Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Marcelli sends out a message of hope and courage for the future of our country. Non dimentichiamoci del nostro meraviglioso Paese nel giorno della sua festa. United we will succeed. Ambassador Fabrizio Marcelli



On the Italian National Day, the Italian Embassy in Wellington asked the Black Spider Stomp Trio to perform a jazz arrangement of the Italian national Anthem. Black Spider Trio is a Gypsy Jazz ensemble born in the heart of Wellington. The talents of these three virtuoso musicians combine to create a highly polished original repertoire featuring blazingly swift swing, deep sultry ballads, old-world waltzes and foot-stomping shuffles. They played packed shows to the Whanganui Jazz club, Taranaki Jazz club, Auckland's Creative Jazz Club as well as many shows around Wellington including well received gigs at Hashigo Zake, The Lido, San Francisco Bathhouse, Meow, Rogue and Vagabond and most recently a sold out show for the 2018 Wellington Jazz fest at The Third Eye. James Quick and Sam Thurston on twin acoustic guitars. Scott Maynard on double bass. Video by John Lake. Audio by Vanja Vitali.

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Italian Presidential honour for Dante Auckland member and Festival Italiano Director Alessandra Zecchini

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has awarded Dante Auckland member Alessandra Zecchini the title of Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia for services to Italian culture and foreign relations. 

(Cliccare qui per l'articolo su AISE in lingua italiana)

Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Marcelli (right) awards the Cavaliere honour to Alessandra Zecchini on Sunday 28 October
The state honour — which translates as Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy — is bestowed on Italians and foreigners who have promoted relations between Italy and other countries. It also reflects on the promotion of Italian culture in the world. 

His Excellency Fabrizio Marcelli, Italian Ambassador to New Zealand, awarded the honour on Sunday at the annual Festival Italiano street festival in Newmarket, Auckland. 

Zecchini has been widely active in the Italian community. She is a long-standing committee member and former President of the Società Dante Alighieri di Auckland, and a representative on the Com.It.Es Wellington. She has taught Italian language and culture at the Dante Society for over 20 years. 

Since 2006 she has been Director of the annual Festival Italiano Auckland, which is the country’s largest Italian cultural event, and among Auckland’s busiest ethnic festivals. 

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Festa della Repubblica - Italian Republic Day 2018 in Auckland



On Saturday 2 June the Embassy of Italy in New Zealand and the Dante Alighieri Society celebrated the Italian National Day, Festa della Repubblica, with an Aperitivo at Palazzo Italia.


Thank you to our Italian Ambassador, Fabrizio Marcelli, for flying up to Auckland to celebrate with us, we truly treasure the collaboration between our Dante Society and the Embassy. A special grazie to all who attended, Italians and Kiwi friends, and to Martina Depentor and Alessandra Zecchini for planning the event.

The evening was also a very special occasion for us, as our friend Sandro Aduso was awarded the title of Maestro del LavoroRead all about it here.




Matteo, chef di Palazzo Italia, prepared some delicious food with great Italian products.



During the evening guests enjoyed delicious Italian food and drinks, courtesy of the Embassy of Italy and the Dante Alighieri Society. We also would like to acknowledge Palazzo Italia for the Prosecco, Peroni for the beer, Casamassima Italian Fare for the truffles and Ghiotti for the Italian cold meats. 
Tutto buonissimo!


 










Sandro Aduso bestowed the Stella al Merito del Lavoro






In occasion of the Festa della Repubblica celebrations in Auckland Sandro Aduso, President of the ComItEs, past president of the Dante Auckland, and a pillar of the Italian community in New Zealand, was awarded the title of Maestro del Lavoro. The Stella al Merito del Lavoro (Star of Merit for Labour) is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic on the recommendation of the Minister of Economic Development, and was presented to Sandro by the Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Marcelli. It is the first time in history that the The Stella al Merito del Lavoro is conferred in New Zealand.


Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Festa della Repubblica 2017

Italian Violinist Domenico Nordio 

Thank you to all who attended our Italian Republic Day Concert on Monday with Italian Violinist Marco Nordio. We had a full venue with about 200 guests and a successful event and we felt privileged to have such a talented musician as Nordio to preform for us. The concert was followed by an aperitivo with food prepared by the Dante volunteers.
H.E. Fabrizio Marcelli, Italian Ambassador in New Zealand

The Republic Day Concert was presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Italian Embassy and the Dante Alighieri Society. We also would like to thank you to our beer sponsor Peroni, and all the Dante volunteers for the buffet.





Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Sonata n.2 in a minor BWV 1003 (1720) 
Fazil Say:
Cleopatra for solo violin op.34 (2010)
Goffredo Petrassi:
Elogio per un’ombra (1971) 
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Partita n.2 in d minor BWV 1004 (1720)

Thursday, December 15, 2016

RIP Alessandro Levi Sandri, Ambasciatore d’Italia in Nuova Zelanda e Territori del Pacifico dal 2011 al 2014


Oggi la lettura di un necrologio dal Corriere della Sera sulla rassegna stampa del Ministero degli Esteri mi ha lasciato rattristato: “il Ministero degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale esprime profondo cordoglio e si unisce al dolore della famiglia per la scomparsa di Alessandro Levi Sandri”. Ambasciatore d’Italia in Nuova Zelanda e Territori del Pacifico dal 2011 al 2014, Alessandro ci ha lasciati a soli 67 anni.
L’ultimo ricordo di Alessandro e’ legato al suo entusiasmo all’inizio di settembre quando, saputo del mio nuovo incarico, mi parlava del suo periodo qui a Wellington: “vedrai ti troverai benissimo in Nuova Zelanda”. Dal mio arrivo qui ho avuto due conferme. La prima, Alessandro aveva ragione. Mi trovo benissimo, la Nuova Zelanda e’ un Paese meraviglioso. La seconda, che conferma la simpatia e l’affetto che provavo nei confronti di Alessandro. Aveva lasciato qui dietro di se’ un ottimo ricordo in tutti gli ambienti. Unanimi i pareri che ho sentito sulla persona da colleghi stranieri, autorita’ neozelandesi, personale dell’ambasciata e connazionali: intellettuale raffinato e non pretenzioso e uomo buono.
Qualche giorno fa Annibale, l’autista dell’Ambasciata,
mi aveva informato che amici comuni in Italia gli avevano detto che Alessandro era stato ricoverato d’urgenza e versava in condizioni critiche. Oggi la notizia che colpisce come un bastonata.
SIT TIBI TERRA LEVIS
Da un articolo di Barbara Pezzotti una delle magistrali iniziative portate a termine da Alessandro per rinsaldare i legami fra l’Italia e la Nuova Zelanda.
Fabrizio Marcelli
Ambasciatore d'Italia in Nuova Zelanda
Today the reading of an obituary on the press review of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation left me deeply saddened: “The Ministry express its condolences and shares the grief of the family for the passing of Alessandro Levi Sandri". Italian Ambassador to New Zealand and Pacific Territories between 2011 and 2014, Alessandro left us when he was just 67.
The last recollection of Alessandro is linked to his enthusiasm at the beginning of September, when he learnt that I was due to come to New Zealand and he told me about his own period in Wellington: You’ll see, you ll’ find yourself very well in New Zealand. Since then I had two confirmations. The first one was that Alessandro was right. I find myself very well here, New Zealand is a wonderful country indeed. The second proves the sympathy and the affection that I felt towards Alessandro. He left here good memories in all milieus. Foreign colleagues, local authorities, embassy’s staff, fellow countrymen are all unanimous in defining him a refined but not pretentious intellectual and a good man.
Some days ago Annibale, the Embassy driver, informed me that common friends in Italy had told him that Alessandro got hospitalized in critical conditions. Today the news that strikes like a blow.
SIT TIBI TERRA LEVIS
From an article published by Barbara Pezzotti, one of the masterful initiatives that Alessandro carried out during his assignment to bond Italy and New Zealand closer.
Fabrizio Marcelli
Ambassador of Italy in New Zealand