(October 19, 2016) Following the success of Hell reading marathons in 2014 and Purgatory in 2015 it is now the turn of Paradise in Hamburg. Saturday, October 22 from 12 up to 18 in the Zentralbibliothek der Hob (Hühnerposten 1, 20097 Hamburg) 33 lovers of Italy and Dante, from politics, science, art and literature will read each one a canto to accompany the Supreme Poet in his experience of a philosophical love for Beatrice. The Honorary Consul of Italy Anton Rössner, the French Consul General Laurent Toulouse, the director of the Instituto Cervantes Jesús Pedro Eusebio Cuesta, director of the Foundation Eu-Lac Paola Amadei, director of the Italian Institute of Culture Dublin Renata Sperandio, actors Annalena Schmidt, Rolf Becker and Sebastian Dunkelberg, baritone Viktor Rud, the journalist Ed Karsten Sekund, the writer Esther Armanino, Andreas Hoffmann, director of the Bucerius Kunst Forum and many more will take part to the reading marathon. The text will be screened in Italian and German. The reading will be divided by two musical interludes; Andrea Merlo will play the piano. (Red)
