Sunday November 16 2025, 3 pm (Local time). IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Presentation of the life and work of Lorenzo Da Ponte as a man of letters and a promoter of the Italian language and culture in the United States, by Barbara Faedda, Executive Director of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University
Musical performance dedicated to Da Ponte’s work as a librettist. Presentation of Da Ponte’s hometown. Tasting of excellent Venetian food and wine products. Barbara Faedda serves at Columbia University as the executive director of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, where she conceived the International Observatory for Cultural Heritage, and as an adjunct professor in the Italian Department.
