solidarity march for israel in rome - Ambasciata d`Italia

No. 18
JUNE 2002
SOLIDARITY MARCH FOR ISRAEL IN ROME
Over 20,000 people joined the "Israel Day" solidarity march in Rome on April 15th. Organised to coincide
with a big pro-Israel rally in the U.S., the Rome demonstration, under the banner slogan "Israele Deve
Vivere!", was the first such event of its kind in Europe, and was a striking show of support for Israel.
he demonstration took place on the day
T
of Yom Hazikaron, when Israelis remember
their fallen soldiers, and following a particularly
brutal terrorist attack in Jerusalem. "This is not
a demonstration against Palestine, but a march
for peace, for the right of the State of Israel to
exist", declared organiser Giuliano Ferrara,
director of the daily newspaper "Il Foglio". The
clarity of this message, reinforced by a massive
publicity campaign launched by the newspaper
to gather support for the initiative, was broad
and simple enough to allow a wide range of
Italians to identify with its aims. Aside from the
expected broad-based show of support from
Italian Jewish communities, which converged
on Rome's ancient Jewish "Ghetto" for the
occasion, the demonstration was joined by
prominent journalists, politicians and entertainment
figures.
Roma Israel day
Although he did not participate directly, Prime
Minister Berlusconi expressed his agreement
with the spirit of the initiative, as did Romano
Prodi, President of the European Commission,
who wrote, "Fifty years after its establishment
the State of Israel is passing through one of the
most tormented periods in its history. Its very
existence is again in danger and ordinary Israeli
men and women are afraid of losing their lives,
their children and their country... On this day
of solidarity",
continued Prodi,
"I want to repeat,
loudly and clearly,
that Europe stands
side by side with
the people of Israel, to assure their right to a
life of peace and security, to guarantee that the
universal recognition of the right of the State
of Israel to exist is never again put into question".<>
ITALIAN MARKET SHARE IN ISRAEL RISES
is Israel's third largest exporter.
I taly
In the first quarter of 2002, Italy's
market share reached 6% - an increase of
0,3% over the same period last year. The
Israeli import
European Union as a whole is by far Israel's
largest trading partner, representing 42%
of the goods and services imported into
Israel.<>
*
(excluding Diamonds)
Value: US$ million
1999
2000
2001
TOTAL IMPORT
IMPORT FROM USA
USA MARKET SHARE IN %
IMPORT FROM EU
EU MARKET SHARE IN %
IMPORT FROM ITALY
ITALIAN MARKET SHARE IN %
31.090
6.317
20,3
14.386
46,3
1.657
5,3
35.750
6.646
18,6
15.466
43 41,8
1.721
4,8
33.319
6.705
20,1
13.933
41,8
1.651
5
FIRST FIRST QUARTERLY
QUART. QUART. VARIATION
2002
2001
% 02/01
6.367
7.688
-17,2
1.424
1.990
-28
22,3
25,8
-3,5
2.673
3.120
-14
42
41
+1
384
442
-13
6
5,7
+0,3
*Data from the Israeli CBS, elaborated by the Italian Trade Commission.
Edited by:
The Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv
SOLIDARITY MARCH FOR ISRAEL IN ROME
ITALIAN MARKET SHARE IN ISRAEL RISES
FOCUS ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ITALY
PIRELLI PARTNERSHIP RESEARCHES FUEL CELLS AND
SOLAR PANELS
ITALY LEADS IN MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES
MERGING SCIENCE AND ART...
ITALY'S EXPORT SUCCESS STORIES
PROFILE OF RONNI BENATOFF
VINITALY 2002
FIRST ITALIAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY ON RUSSIAN SOYUZ
THE INCREDIBLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING RENZO PIANO
KATIA RICCIARELLI SCORES TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS IN
TEL AVIV
SHAHAM AND THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC TRIUMPH IN
PALERMO
EVENTS IN ITALY
EVENTS IN ISRAEL
SPORT NEWS
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Focus on Scientific Research in Italy
AN EDGE IN ELECTRO-TECHNICAL SCIENCE:
THE "GALILEO FERRARIS" INSTITUTE
"Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale
T heGALILEO
FERRARIS" (IEN), founded
in 1934 in Turin, enjoys a long tradition in
the field of electrical science. Dating from
the times of Galileo Ferraris and his
outstanding discoveries, the IEN has operated
since its inception as a national research
center, its activity being oriented towards
the electro-technical and the new-born
electronic sciences. The IEN is a public
research institution, operating under the
authority of the Italian Ministry of Education,
U n i v e r s i t y a n d R e s e a rc h .
frequency metrology, high-frequency
electromagnetic metrology, and electro-magnetic
compatibility.
national standards and disseminates the SI units
of measurement, thus performing the role of
primary metrology Institute.
Electrical Metrology Department
The Department carries out research activity in
the field of DC and low frequency electrical
metrology. In this area it maintains the national
standards and disseminates the SI units of
measurement, thus performing the role of primary
metrology Institute. The Department has a thin
film laboratory where it develops sensors and
devices for metrological applications.
Materials Department
The Department is committed since many years
to the development of technologically important
magnetic alloys and theoretical interpretation of
their properties. Attention is focused on soft and
hard magnetic materials, whose properties are
theoretically and experimentally investigated.
The research lines that have been
developed and solidly assessed since
its foundation can be broadly assigned
to the areas of Metrology, Materials
Physics and Technology, and Innovation
Technologies.
activity, IEN performs important duties
in the metrological field, where it
operates as a primary Institute, in the
framework of the National Calibration
Service, recently established through
a national law. In addition, it carries
out technical certification on standards,
materials, equipment and devices for
specific applications. IEN systematically
co-operates with national and foreign
scientific institutions, represents Italy,
for the appropriate measuring units,
within the international metrological
bodies, participates in coordinated
The historical seat of IEN in Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 42, Torino
international research projects, and
contributes, in cooperation with the
Photometry Department
University and the Politecnico of Torino, to
The
Department carries out research, maintenance
doctoral and post-doctoral training.
of the national standards and dissemination of
the SI units in the areas of photometry, radiometry
IEN is organized in the following Departments:
in the visible range, lighting and colorimetry.
Time, Frequency and Electromagnetic
Acoustic Department
Metrology Department
The Department carries out research, consultancy
The Department carries out research and
and testing activities in the areas of applied and
dissemination activity in the areas of time and
physical acoustics. In this area it maintains the
Electromechanics Department
The Department carries out research
activity in the field of the electrical
energy distribution and utilization,
with the aim of analyzing, reproducing
and improving the performances of
electrical equipment under normal and
overload conditions.
Systems Engineering Department
The activity of the Department is
addressed to study of algorithms and
systems able to analyze images taken
with a TV camera. Performing basic
and applied researches, the Department
takes active part in national and
international research projects and
provides consultancy services to industry.
Laboratory Accreditation
Department
The Department performs, within the
framework of the National Calibration
System established by the law
no.273/1991, the accreditation of laboratories as
SIT calibration centres, for the SI units of time
and frequency and for the electromagnetic,
photometric, radiometric and acoustical quantities.
For more information:
Istituto "Galileo Ferraris"
Corso M. D'Azeglio, 42 Turin
Tel. 0039-011-346384
Fax: 0039-011-6507611
www.ien.it <>
Pirelli Partnership Researches Fuel Cells and Solar Panels
irelli Labs, the technological
P
centre of the Pirelli group,
has signed two partnerships with
Italian and foreign research centres
for the study of new materials
and components for solar panels and fuel cells,
two of the main technologies in the production
of clean energy.
"Both the agreements" states a memo, "foresee a
total investment of 3 million euro for the next
three-year period, and will involve the collaboration
of the Materials Innovation division of Pirelli Labs,
a division dedicated to the study of innovative
technologies and materials. This
division intends to become an important
centre for research in a market whose
total value is estimated at 60 billion
over the next ten years." The first
partnership, for which an investment of about 1
million euro has been set aside, was signed between
Pirelli Labs and the Institute for the Study of
Nanostructured materials (ISMN) of the National
Research Centre of Bologna, the National Interuniversity Consortium for the Science and Technology
of Materials (INSTM), the Research Unit in Padua,
and the Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg.
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On the basis of this agreement, solid-state photovoltaic
cells for solar panels will be developed jointly,
destined to represent the technology of the future,
based on decorated nanostructured materials. This
technology is capable of reducing significantly
the cost of energy produced and to improve its
efficiency, two factors that up until today have
slowed down the diffusion of the photovoltaic
element. Photovoltaic cells represent a particularly
interesting solution for the generation of clean
energy distributed on small scale, as well as he
possibility of producing electrical energy directly
at the site of the final user.<>
service was announced
A nbyexperimental
Telecom Italia Mobile SpA (TIM) and
Riello SpA, which allows subscribers to remotely
control their home heating and air conditioning
systems by sending them an SMS (Short Message
Service) message. It will eventually be possible
to monitor them from a mobile phone, too, the
companies said. With many of the possibilities
Although few
multimedia
phones are
available yet,
TIM has already
launched its first
service, an online
photo album that
can be viewed from
a mobile phone.
Announced in
November, the service
allows users to send a
message containing a link
to a page of their album.
Following this link will display the photo on
the screen.
without investing
in PDAs and
complex software
packages. Several
of the operators,
including Omnitel
and TIM, allow
businesses to set up
agendas online, and can
automatically send
employees meeting
reminders by SMS. It's also
possible to enter details of
meetings from the phone
(although tiresome unless you
are a practiced one-thumb typist.)
Messaging made easier
Wireless Access to Business Tools
of text messaging services already explored,
the next focus of this push, for operators like
TIM, is the GSM Association's M-Services
initiative. This is an attempt to standardize the
screen formats and functions of new phones, to
make developing multimedia services such as
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) easier.
Merging
Science
and Art...
There are messaging services aimed at businesses,
too. Omnitel Vodafone SpA will set up a private
online phone directory for your company. Send
the "Rubrica Mobile" service the name of an
employee in an SMS, and it will reply with their
fixed-line and mobile phone numbers.
For businesses wanting to get more than their
phone book online, Omnitel also works with
companies like enterprise resource planning
(ERP) software vendor SAP AG to deliver
wireless access to business tools such as sales
force management and manufacturing control.
Its Wireless Work Force Automation services
are all made to measure, linking field staff
equipped with PDAs (personal digital assistants)
to back office servers using GPRS (General
Packet Radio Service) phones.
Some workgroup tools can be accessed even
of the 18 century Venetian
T heartist,paintings
Canaletto, in addition to their
th
contribution to the field of art, have become a
valuable resource in the field of science. Through
the use of a "camera obscura," a device which
projects images onto canvas via a lens, Canaletto's
realistic waterfront depictions include precise
features such as tide marks present on buildings
situated along the canals. Scientific analysis
of the high tide water marks present in Canaletto's
works between 1697 to 1768 reveal that the
sea rose an average of 2.8mm annually, a
difference of only 0.4mm from scientific readings
collected over a shorter span of time almost
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Even with such a huge market for text messaging,
operators don't want to leave anyone out. TIM's
SMS Vocali is a special service for those with
poor or no eyesight. It allows them to send and
receive text messages by talking to or listening
to an automated text-to-speech server. When
someone sends them a message, the network
recognizes them as a subscriber to SMS Vocali,
and the server calls them and reads it out instead
of displaying it on their phone's screen. They
can dictate their reply to the server, which
translates it into text and transmits it.
For those who can't, or quite simply don't want,
to squint at their cell phone screen, network
operator Blu SpA's Memory offers a range of
voice-controlled functions including an online
phone book, call screening, voice mail and fax
mailbox control. <>
100 years later. Today scientists hold Canaletto's
paintings in high esteem, considering their
portrayal of the annual rise of the Adriatic Sea
as both accurate and reliable. <>
Italy's Export Success Stories
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY FROM ITALY
t's not fashion, it's not food,
Imanufacturers
but the Italian
of plastics and
rubber machinery and moulds
(represented by
ASSOCOMAPLAST) forms
one of the country's outstanding
industrial sectors.
For many years, this industry has
been playing an increasingly
important role in the world market.
It is significant to note that, in terms
of production capacity and export
volume, the Italian supply side has
reached second place in Europe
(following the Germans) and third
place in the world (following the
Japanese).
The sector's positive performance
in recent years is due to steady
technological improvement, flexibility
with regard to market demand, and
a competitive quality/price ratio.
Despite the worldwide economic
downturn and the events of Sept.
11th, the sector in 2001 registered
a 4,2% growth in turnover and a
6,7% increase in exports.
As for year 2002, Italian plastics
and rubber machinery manufacturers
are confident of reaching turnover
levels equal to those achieved in
2001.
According to the monthly sector
survey carried out among its members
by ASSOCOMAPLAST, the forecast
for the next 3-4 months is optimistic,
following improvements in domestic
and foreign order portfolios. For
producers in Southern Italy, portfolio
increases appear to be slower.
Manufacturers of different processing
technologies such as extruded
products (film, pipes etc.) have better
expectations, whilst injection
moulders (technical components)
foresee a steady market.
With regard to application markets,
the best forecasts concern the
packaging industry (bottles,
containers etc.) and the construction
sectors, while minor growth is
foreseen for the electrical/electronics
market. Expectations for the
automotive industry are still negative.
Israel, with a market share of 0,8%
of the total in 2001, ranks 25th in
the classification of Italian exporting
countries in the plastics and rubber
machinery sector.<>
Profile of Ronni Benatoff, newly elected president
of the Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce
"MY GOAL IS TO INCREASE ITALIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE AREA"
General Meeting which
Minister Berlusconi of a
A ttookits Annual
place on March 25th, Mr. Ronni
"Marshall Plan" for the Middle
Benatoff was elected President of the IsraelItaly Chamber of Commerce.
On the same occasion Mr. Maurizio Paserman
was elected to join Mr. Lello Dell'Ariccia as
Vice-President.
Mr. Benatoff, CEO of Syntek Capital (Israel)
Ltd. and of the Italian Fideco, intends to enhance
relations between the two countries and the
Italian presence in Israeli markets. "My goal
is to increase the visibility and influence of
the Chamber by activities which involve the
participation of leading figures of the political
and economic world", says Benatoff. "Contrary
to other European Governments, the Italian
Government has adopted a particularly fair
position towards Israel; the proposal by Prime
East has received the support
of the Israeli Government. As
a result, the task of the IsraelItaly Chamber of Commerce
becomes more important than
ever and our activity can help
to increase Italian involvement
in the area and reduce the feeling
of isolation amongst Israelis".
Mr. Benatoff also intends to
improve the quality of the
services provided by the Ronni Benatoff
Chamber, and to increase its influence by means
of targeted activities and meetings that will
include leading Israeli and Italian figures from
the political and economic sectors.
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Finally, the new President intends to strengthen
the Chamber's ties with the Italian Embassy
and the Italian Trade Commission in Tel Aviv
(ICE).<>
A delegation of Israeli journalists invited by the Italian Trade Commission in Tel Aviv reports
on its recent visit to the Vinitaly 2002 Wine Exhibition in Verona
Vinitaly 2002
the Vinitaly wine
W hen
festival was held in Verona 36 years
ago it attracted fewer than 200 exhibitors
and 5000 visitors. Today it is considered
by nearly all in the wine trade to be one
of the most important wine fairs in the
world. The 2002 Vinitaly which was held
at its usual Verona venue from 11 - 15
April had exhibits from more than 3,600
wineries and well over 250,000 visitors.
Buyers and media members from all
over the world had the option of tasting
more than 30,000 different wines.
The fair was set in sixteen permanent and
temporary buildings, each hosting
the wines of a different region within
Italy, as well as wineries from North
America, Australia, Austria, New
Zealand, Chile
and Argentina.
Among other
things that
became
apparent were
that Italians are drinking less wine
today than they did in the past, having
fallen from 90.6 liters of consumption
per capita in 1980 to about 51 liters in 2000.
At the same time, they have moved from white
to red wines and from low to higher quality
wines. Few question that the quality of Italian
wines has risen enormously over the last two
decades and now compete comfortably with
the best of any other nation in the world.
Practically every wine producing area in Italy
was represented at the fair. Broad tastings
revealed that wines from well known regions
including Tuscany, Veneto, Piedmont, Emilia
Romagna and Umbria, as well as areas less
known outside of Italy, including
Valtellina and Sicily, continue to undergo
dramatic improvements in quality, as more
modern planting, harvesting and winemaking
methods come into wider use.
"MARCO POLO" MISSION
FIRST ITALIAN
ASTRONAUT
FLIES ON
RUSSIAN SOYUZ
Among the outstanding events at the this year\s
Vinitaly fair was the first exposure of the
Brunello di Montalcino wines of 1997 vintage.
Many of these wines, which are now making
their first appearances on shelves of wine stores
in the United States, England, France, Hong
Kong and Israel, are being rated by critics as
superb. Other major events involved broad
tastings of Chianti Classico and Chianti Classico
The first Italian astronaut to set foot on the
International Space Station was Umberto Guidoni,
on April 2001 (see "Notizie Italiane" of June 2001).
capsule of the Soyuz TM, with
T heItalian
astronaut Roberto Vittori,
Riserva wines from the 1998, 1999 and 2000
harvests, many of which rival the quality of
the now acknowledged excellent wines of
1997, as well as tastings of wines of recently
released vintages from Rosso di Montepulciano
and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
Among the surprises waiting potential
buyers who attended the festival were
among others the wines of Valtellina,
Sicily and Albana di Romagna, which
have improved in quality in recent
years and are now beginning to gain
acceptance on the world wine market.
Of special interest to Israelis present
at the fair were tastings of the most
recently released wines of producers
such as Antinori, Frescobaldi,
Carpinetto, Michele Chiarlo, Hofstatter, Banfi,
Maculan, Masi, Planeta, Tedesche, Tommassi,
Biondi-Santi and others whose wines began
to appear here about five years ago and now
continue to earn a good name locally.<>
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Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko and
South African space tourist Mark
Shuttleworth, landed safely near the
town of Arkalyk, in one desert zone of
the Kazakistan, last May 5th, after a
ten-day mission - code-named "Marco
Polo" to the International Space Station.
The three astronauts had been launched into
space, on a Russian Soyuz vehicle, on April
25th, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. When the
cosmopolitan crew arrived at the giant orbiting
complex (ISS), some 400 km above the Earth's
surface, they completed the mission's prime
task of bringing the new Soyuz spacecraft to
the Space Station. Vittori, the first Italian
astronaut to fly on board a Russian Soyuz,
has been the third European astronaut to visit
the Space Station and, during his eight-day
stay, he worked alongside the resident crew
(Expedition Four commander Yuri Onufrienko
and flight engineers Dan Bursch and Carl
Walz) to oversee four European experiments
on the forces involved in moving around in
microgravity, the effects on humans of cosmic
particles during long missions, the assessment
of newly developed clothing, and the test of
a non-intrusive blood pressure monitoring
device.<>
The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano
in brief
politically and symbolically charged building ventures
in postwar Europe - Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. Spanning
an area the size of 100 football fields, this high-rise complex
of offices, residences, shops, theaters and cinemas is
intended to recapture the prewar vibrancy of the city's
central district.
Concentrating on open-plan designs and natural lighting
effects, Piano has experimented with wood, stone, glass,
terra-cotta and other traditional building materials in
thoroughly modern and unexpected ways, gaining international
recognition for his innovative, hands-on style, playful
shock effects and dedication to lightness.
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Piano's new "8 Gallery" opens in Turin
S
The opening ceremony for Piano's "8 Gallery"
ince 1977, when Renzo Piano and British
took place on April 24th this year; containing
partner Richard Rogers shocked the
around ninety elements including shops,
architectural establishment with the Georges
restaurants, bars and a multiplex cinema
Pompidou Center, that parody of high-tech design
(of 8000 square metres with a seating
moored in the 18th-century heart of Paris, the
capacity of 2370), which make up the
indefatigable Italian architect has relished his
immense leisure and shopping centre in
role as maverick.
the Lingotto in Turin, Europe's major site
Since the Pompidou project, Piano has
of industrial archaeology.
crisscrossed the architectural map, forging
an international reputation with innovative
"Lingotto is the name of the district
commercial, museum and public-works
of Turin in which the complex stands"
projects in New Caledonia, Japan, the
says Piano. "The same name was
United States, Germany, Italy and France.
given to the establishment in which
Winner of the 1998 Pritzker Architecture
Fiat, at the end of the First World War,
Prize, the versatile Piano has also designed
placed its hopes for future growth.
subway stations, bridges, a prototype car,
At the beginning of the 1980s, after
"La
Bolla",
Lingotto,
Turin
cruise ships and a ferro-cement sailboat.
sixty years of uninterrupted activity,
With offices in Paris, Genoa and Berlin, Piano's 100Lingotto was sent into retirement, its place taken by new
person architectural firm juggles as many as a dozen worldand more modern factories. This left Fiat and Turin with
class projects at a time. In addition to a 38-story office
the great opportunity (or great problem) represented by
tower for Sydney, Australia, that will be enveloped by a
a quarter of million square meters of unused space. "In
massive translucent "sail," current projects include a
1984 twenty architects were invited to contribute projects
performing arts
to an international exhibition. In the end my proposal for
complex in
the re-utilization of the building was chosen: it was based
Rome, a
on its transformation into a multipurpose centre devoted
pilgrimage
to the service industry and innovation - a piece of city,
church in
with all its complexities and subtleties"
southern Italy,
"Against a background of profound changes in the city's
a combination
economy", Piano adds, "it was necessary to find not just
store and
a new use for the former factory, but also a new role; not
artisans' studio
just an urban function, but also a symbolic one. Once
for the luxuryagain, just as in the 1920s, Lingotto was expected to
goods maker
indicate the way forward for the city. So Lingotto, having
Hermès in
abandoned its single function of manufacturing automobiles,
Tokyo, and a
was to be given a multifaceted future: centre of technology
proposed new
and trade fair, incubator and university, park and auditorium."
museum for
The overall project at Lingotto, in Turin, is of vast dimensions:
Harvard
246 000 square metres of building, with the main body
University.
507 metres long, of which 40 000 square metres already
Piano also
function as offices, trade fair centre, conference centre,
oversaw one of
auditorium and heliport. Also coming up are the 2006
the most
Winter Olympics for which the Lingotto will be one of
IRCAM extension, Paris
Entrance to Lingotto, Turin
"La Bolla", detail
A very special conference room,
Lingotto, Turin
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Renzo Piano was
born in Genoa, Italy
in 1937.
From 1959 to 1964
he studied at the
Milan Politecnico,
where he taught
until 1968. In 1970
Piano established
a partnership with
the English architect Richard Rogers.
Together, Rogers and Piano designed a number
of buildings in Italy and England. Their most
famous building, the Pompidou Center in
Paris, takes its form from a metaphor of the
'cultural machine' with all color-coded service
elements and structure emphasized on the
building's exterior.
Like most works designed by members of
the "High-Tech" movement, Piano established
technology as a starting point for his designs.
Fortunately, he modified his attempts to
generate an architectural character based on
technological forms with a concern for user
comfort and needs. In his more recent works,
Piano has applied his structural experiments
to a range of social and civic projects.
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Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
UNESCO Urban Reconstruction
Workshop, Otranto, Italy
Menil Collection Houston, Texas,
USA
Schlumberger Renovation, Paris,
France
Prometeo Musical Space Design,
Venice and Milan, Italy
Lingotto Turin, (Torino), Italy
Subway Stations, Genoa, Italy
Bercy 2 Euromarche, Paris, France
IRCAM Extension, Paris, France
Kansai International Airport,
Osaka Kansai, Japan
UNESCO Laboratory and
Workshop, Punta Nave (Genoa),
Italy
Potsdamer Platz Berlin-Tiergarten,
Germany
Mercedes Benz Design Centre
Sindelfingen (Stuttgart), Germany
Service Complex Nola (Naples),
Italy
Renovation of Centre Georges
Pompidou, Paris, France
Ferrari Wind Tunnel Maranello
(Modena), Italy
Mixed-Use Tower Complex,
Sydney, Australia
New Metropolis, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Katia Ricciarelli scores triumphant success
in Tel Aviv
Ricciarelli's performance on April 13
K atia
2002 at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv,
th
packed with 2,800 attentive opera and music lovers,
left audiences mesmerized. The conductor of the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Amos Talmon,
opened the concert in an unexpected manner by
playing the Israeli national anthem. The crowd,
undoubtedly, was touched by the national hymn and
began to sing in unison.
Once the mood was set Katia Ricciarelli appeared
on stage and the crowd enthusiastically welcomed
her. She enchanted audiences with her spectacular
Shaham and
the Berlin
Philharmonic
triumph
in Palermo
T
he opening concert of the
orchestra's Italian tour took
place at the Teatro Massimo on May
Day and the program included
Beethoven's "Egmont", "Concerto
for violin and orchestra op. 77," with
Israeli violinist Gil Shaham as soloist,
and "Symphony n. 5, op. 95" by
Dvorak. They received an enthusiastic
standing ovation that lasted 20 minutes.
Conductor Abbado, Shaham and the
orchestra gave concerts in Florence,
Ferrara, Brescia and Turin, and
completed the tour in Vienna on May
12-13. This tour signalled the end of
the relationship between Abbado and
the German orchestra, which started
in 1989. Sir Simon Rattle will replace
him.<>
voice and strong personality which was evident in
her music. Mrs. Ricciarelli was moved by the public's
gratitude when everyone applauded and thanked
her for her courage and motivation to come to Israel.
She proved, once again, to be a true master of her
trade by embracing the challenge of teaching three
master classes in Israel (Herzliya, Tel Aviv and
Jerusalem) and concluding her week-long stay with
this incredible concert. Katia Ricciarelli showed us
what it means to be a real professional, gracing our
stage with her presence and for that we once again
thank her.<>
E V E N T S I N I TALY
cinema in a beautiful, romantic city that
invites leisurely strolls at dusk. Last year
marked the 90th birthday of Giancarlo
Menotti, composer and founder of the
festival. This bouncy nonagenarian still
takes a very active part in the proceedings.
For this occasion, the operatic centrepiece
of the festival was La Santa di Bleecker
Street, the composer's most widelyacclaimed piece and also one of his
favourites. Other highlights include dance
by the Royal Danish Ballet, the Paul
Taylor Dance Company and the Indian
company Madhu and Sajeev Samudra
Performing Arts.
Contact Information:
Spoleto Tourist Office
Tel. +39 0743 220 311
San Remo Fireworks
Championship
1-13 July 2002
More than
300,000
people make
their way to
San Remo,
just over the
Italian border
from Monte
Carlo, to
enjoy the efforts of the world's finest
pyrotechnicians, who turn the night skies
into momentary works of art. Major
firework manufacturers from Spain,
France, China and even Australia take
part in this competition, while visitors to
the event get to vote on the shows that
they think are most spectacular. The town
of San Remo is a natural choice for this
amazing event. Not only is it easily
accessible from Monaco, but the town
slopes down a hill to the harbour, creating
a perfect natural amphitheatre for the
firework displays. Two piers which jut
out into the sea allow fireworks to be
launched in total safety, as well as
guaranteeing maximum visibility from
all points of the town.
Arena di Verona 80th Festival 2002
21 June - 1 September 2002
The Arena of Verona will create the
backdrop to these outstanding operas:
Contact Information:
San Remo Tourist Office
Tel. +39-0184 571 571
AIDA
Giuseppe Verdi
21, 29 June - 7, 11, 14, 21, 23 July
1, 11, 15, 22, 29 August
1 September
Spoleto Festival - Festival
dei Due Mondi
CARMEN
Georges Bizet
22, 28 June - 5, 12, 18, 26 July
2, 8, 14, 18, 23, 27 August
28 June 14 July
2002
IL TROVATORE
Giuseppe Verdi
6, 13, 19, 24, 27 July - 3 August
Situated in the
green heart of
Umbria,
Spoleto is
taken over by
a whirlwind of artistic activity during its
annual festival: enjoy quality classical
music, theatre, ballet, visual arts and
NABUCCO
Giuseppe Verdi
20, 25, 28, 31 July
4, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30 August
TOSCA
Giacomo Puccini
10, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 August
Contact Information:
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Tel. +39-045-800 5151
Fax. +39-045-801 3287
Fashion In Milano
23-26 June 2002
Milano Freestyle
The Italian capital of fashion, Milan is
keeping tabs on global changes in style
at 'Milano Freestyle', organised jointly
by the Camera Nazionale della Moda
Italiana and Promozione Moda Italia.
According to fashion gurus it is now old
hat to separate formal wear from sport
and recreational wear, as new fabrics and
the increasing demand for comfort and
ease of movement blur the boundaries
between classic and casual attire. The
new 'freewear' will be on display at 'Milano
Freestyle' exhibition. The show is bound
to create more than a ripple of international
interest as hard-hitting figures show that
the move towards casual wear is the way
of the future. The exhibition also considers
the role of the internet in the merchandising
of the fashion industry and showcases
weird and wonderful new products.
Contact Information:
Fiera Milano
Tel. +39-02-499 71
SposaItalia - Bridal wear
Fashion Show
28 June - 1 July
Fashion capital Milan organises a packed
programmed for SposaItalia, the annual
bridalwear trade show. Around 100 fashion
houses come to the event and around 100
national and international labels are
exhibited, attracting a crowd of 4000
visitors. There are breakfasts hosted by
top designers as well as catwalk shows
and a gala evening - all providing
opportunities to network and pick up the
bridal styles for the coming year.
Contact Information:
Fiera Milano
Tel. +39-02-499 71<>
E V E N T S I N I SRAEL
19th Jerusalem International
Film Festival
18-27 July 2002
Presentation of "Come si
Insegna l'Intelligenza"
("How Do You Teach Intelligence?")
by Nessia Laniado
June 18, 2002
This book, prefaced and inspired by Professor
of Psychology Reuven Feuerstein, will be of
particular interest to the parents of small children.
The book explains that the most important lesson
your child should learn is the wisdom and
intelligence to understand that every action and
every word spoken has an equivalent and parallel
consequence.
Contact Information:
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Tel Aviv
Tel. 03-523.4544
Conference on "Cinema
Forza di Pace su Amos Gitai"
(Amos Gitai - Cinema the power for peace)
by Daniela Turco
Musica Nova Renato Rivolta
June 29, 2002
Continuing this new tradition Renato Rivolta will
once again return to Israel to conduct his pieces in
front of his attentive local audience. Israel welcomes
the encore performance of this Maestro within the
Music Nova Consort.
Contact Information:
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Tel. 03-696.1297<>
Juventus wins "Serie A"
J
uventus
snatched the
Italian Serie A
championship in
May by winning 20 against
Udinese as
I n t e r, t h e
team tipped
to win the
title, went
down to a
humiliating and
unexpected 4-2
defeat against Lazio.
"At the end of halftime, we were
drawing 2-2 and I
told everyone to
keep cool. Instead
they just seemed to
lose their heads" said Inter's Argentinian coach Hector
Cuper. "What a disappointment, what else is there
left to say". said Inter Chairman Massimo Moratti,
who has invested billions in the club. I'm just as sorry
for the players, but they could have put more heart
into it", he added. "Grazie Juventus", said Juventus'
June 25, 2002
Amos Gitai was born
in 1950. After
mandatory military
service, Gitai followed
his father's footsteps
and studied
architecture, first at the
Technion Institute in
Haifa, and then at the
University of California-Berkeley in the United
States. Gitai's studies were disrupted by the
Contact Information:
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Tel Aviv
Tel. 03-523.4544
Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero
embraces teammate David Trezeguet last
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Sport News
This year, as always, this
well known Film Festival
will screen the best of
International cinema,
including Feature Films,
Documentaries, Short,
Animation, Mediterranean Cinema, Israeli Cinema,
New Directors, Classics and Retrospectives.
Italy will be taking part, as every year, in the Jerusalem
Film Festival. Some of the best directors past and
present such as: Silvio Soldini with his film Burning
in the Wind, Maurizio Sciarra, Sandro Lai and
Laura Betti, with her film Reason of a Dream, will
be screened.
The Festival hands out two awards at the
International Competition, the Wim van Leer
"In the spirit of Freedom Award" for human
rights and the Mayor's Award for Jewish
Experience. The Jerusalem International Film
Festival is Israel's most important, prestigious
and distinguished cinematic event.
Contact Information:
Jerusalem Cinematheque Tel. 02-565.4333
1973 Yom Kippur War, an event that profoundly
shaped his life and work. Gitai gradually turned
toward filmmaking, using a Super8 camera his
mother had given him for his birthday. He began
making short, abstract films featuring landscapes
and political rallies. Since then, based alternately
in Israel, the United States, and France, Gitai has
produced an extraordinary, wide-ranging, and deeply
personal body of work. In roughly 40 films, working
in documentary, fictional, and historical modes,
Gitai has explored the layers of history in the Middle
East and beyond, including his own personal history,
through such themes as homeland and exile, religion,
social control, and utopia. Daniela Turco's book on
Amos Gitai is divided into two sections; the first
is a wide ranging collection of opinions on the
cinema of Gitai, by some of the most celebrated
critics and reviewers. The second section is an
intense conversation with the director where he
details and expresses the essence of his work and
describes the foundations of his profession.
owner and Fiat Honorary Chairman
Giovanni Agnelli who saw the game
on television at his home in Turin.
"I'm sorry for Inter and I saw Ronaldo's
tears, referring to Inter's star Brazilian
striker, who wept openly after his
team's trashing in Rome. But then, soccer is
also all about disappointments", Agnelli said.
Juventus' coach Marcello Lippi said he had
never lost hope of winning the championship
despite setbacks during the season. "To come
back and win, that's fantastic". said Lippi, who
returned to Juventus this year after being sacked
by Inter shortly after the start of the season last year.
Nevertheless, Lippi played the gentleman and said
Inter, Juventus and
Roma all deserved
a round of applause
for throwing up a
thrilling three-way
dog-fight.
Roma coach Fabio
Capello, who led
his team to victory
last year, said
Juventus deserved
the title. "Since
they always
believed they could
Christian Vieri shows anguish
do it, they deserve
as Inter miss out
it", Capello said.
Roma's 0-1 victory against Torino today left it second
at 70 points, just one short of Juventus and one point
ahead of Inter at 69. AC Milan's 3-0 win over Lecce
gave them fourth place and will allow them into the
qualifying phases for the Champions League. With
its 2-1 victory against Atalanta Chievo will join Lazio
in the Uefa cup next season. Fiorentina, already
relegated for the third time in its history after a financial
meltdown, was joined by Venezia, Lecce and Verona
in the serie B slot.<>