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LIVE PERFORMANCE
Since 2007 the film and live
music by I Viaggiatori has been
presented all over Australia.
The film is black and white and in
DVD format. It has Italian intertitles
with English subtitles. It is 65
minutes in duration. The film is
usually presented in 2 parts with an
intermission of 15 minutes usually.
The musicians are positioned in front
of the film screen and to one side and
perform live Italian folk tunes and
songs while the film is showing.
I
Dall’ItalIa all'australIa
Impressions of the voyage of the SS Regina d’Italia towards the
mysterious Orient and the fascinating Far South, August-October 1924
A silent film by Angelo Drovetti. Music by i Viaggiatori and presented by Tony De Bolfo
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In 1924, the Italian film director
Angelo Drovetti embarked on an epic
8000-nautical-mile voyage with his
movie camera. The result, Dall’Italia
All’Australia (From Italy To Australia),
is regarded by many as the most
comprehensive film ever made of a
migrant voyage.
Author Tony De Bolfo, who discovered
Dall’Italia All’Australia when it screened
at the Bologna Silent Film Festival in
2003, introduces and commentates on
the film.
Dall’Italia All’Australia chronicles the
crossing of the Regina d’Italia (Queen of
Italy) - one of three passenger ships first
built for the Lloyd Sabaudo Line at the
turn of last century. The film showcases
the panoramic views witnessed by
Italian, Yugoslav, Greek, Arabic and
Jewish migrants as they stood atop the
deck of the old steamer during their
seven-week world odyssey from Genoa
to Australia, by way of Egypt and Sri
Lanka, arriving in September 1924.
Dall’Italia All’Australia first screened in
Italy in May 1925.
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The music by i Viaggiatori features
ARIA Award winners Kavisha Mazzella
(voice, guitar, accordion) and Irini
Vela (bouzouki, mandolin, guitar)
from Melbourne; and David De Santi
(accordion) and Mark Holder-Keeping
(saxophone, clarinet) from Wollongong.
“The most comprehensive film
of the migrant voyage known to be in
existence” - Italian Historical Society
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Regina
d’Italia
Regina
d’Italia
The Regina d’Italia was broken up for scrap
Originally laid down as the Sardinian
The Regina d’Italia was broken up for scrap
Originally laid down as the Sardinian
at Genoa in October 1928, a year before
Prince, the Regina d’Italia was one of three
at Genoa
October
1928,
a yeardibefore
Prince, the Regina d’Italia was one of three
the Reind’Italia.
The
Principe
Piemonte
steamships built by Sunderland Shipbuilder
the Re
d’Italia.
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steamships built by Sunderland Shipbuilder
sold toThe
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CunarddiLine
in 1916
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to the Folia.
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Line
in 11,
1916
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for
the
Lloyd
Sabaudo
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in
and
On
March
1917,
along with the Principe di Piemonteand renamed Folia. On March 11, 1917,
1906,and
along
with
the
Principe
di
Piemonte
the
Folia
was
torpedoed
by
a
German
the flagship, Re d’Italia.
the
Folia
was
torpedoed
by
a
German
and the flagship, Re d’Italia.
submarine of the coast of Youghal, Eire,
ofinthe
of seven
Youghal,
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loss of
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of speed
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beam of of
52ft
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andlength
service
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ft, beam
of
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and
service
speed
of
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Fondazione
Italiana
in the
Milan
confirmedCineteca
ownership
of the
14 knots,
the Regina
d’ItaliaOn
was
launched
on January
20, 1907.
May
15 of thatin Milan
confirmed
ownership
of the the
copyright
of Dall’Italia
All’Australia,
on January
20,
1907.
On
May
15
of
that
year, the Regina d’Italia commenced hercopyright
of Dall’Italia
All’Australia,
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able
to
provide
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herYork.organisation was able to provide few,few,
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if
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inaugurated
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regarding
the
brief
history
Regina d’Italia and Lloyd Sabaudo
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following
October,
she inaugurated
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Americaof Regina
d’Italia
andother
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line film’s
history,
thanSabaudo
its year of
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company’s
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as theGenoa-South
steamship Tomaso
di Savoialine production,
film’s history,
other than its year of
1925.
service
as
the
steamship
Tomaso
di
Savoia
was not ready.
production, 1925.
However, the National Archives of
was not ready.
the Melbourne
National Archives
of
Australia’s
office yielded
When a massive earthquake rockedHowever,
yielded
valuable Melbourne
information office
relating
to the
When
a massive
earthquake
Messina
in December
1908, rocked
the ReginaAustralia’s
information
relating
to the
Australian
voyages of
the Regina
d’Italia
Messina
in December
1908,
Regina wasvaluable
d’Italia,
together with
the the
Re d’Italia,
prior tovoyages
1925. of the Regina d’Italia
d’Italia,
with the
ReThree
d’Italia,
waslater,Australian
usedtogether
as a hospital
ship.
years
prior
to
1925.
as ship.
a floating
during
used she
as aserved
hospital
Three hospital
years later,
The Regina d’Italia, under the command of
the Italo-Turkish
warhospital
betweenduring
BenghaziThe Regina
she served
as a floating
Master d’Italia,
Ettore Zitelli,
into Fremantle
undersailed
the command
of
and Derna. war between Benghazi
the Italo-Turkish
on
September
1924.
The relevant
Master Ettore
Zitelli, 14,
sailed
into Fremantle
passenger
list,
kept
on The
microfilm
at the
and Derna.
on
September
14,
1924.
relevant
In 1920, the Regina d’Italia’s accommMelbourne
archive,
carriedatthethe
name
passenger
list, kept
on also
microfilm
odation
reduced
to first and
third class
In 1920,
thewas
Regina
d’Italia’s
accommof the archive,
film’s director,
Angelo
Drovetti,
Melbourne
also carried
the name
only.
Two
years to
later
transferred
odation
was
reduced
firstshe
andwas
third
class
amongst
the
hundreds
of
disembarkees.
of the film’s director, Angelo Drovetti,
the years
Southlater
American
service
and in the
only.toTwo
she was
transferred
Drovetti
listed as
single man of 38
amongst
the was
hundreds
of adisembarkees.
years
of her life
completed
a handful
yearswas
of listed
age, whose
forwarding
to thefinal
South
American
service
and in
the
Drovetti
as a single
man ofaddress
38
of
voyages
to
Australia.
was
“aboard
the
Regina
d’Italia”.
final years of her life completed a handful
years of age, whose forwarding address
of voyages to Australia.
was “aboard the Regina d’Italia”.
i Viaggiatori
i Viaggiatori
When Melbourne’s ARIA award
When Melbourne’s ARIA award
winners Kavisha Mazzella and Irini
winners
Kavisha Mazzella and Irini
Vela team up with Wollongong’s
Velaown
team
up with
Wollongong’s
David
De Santi
and Mark
ownHolder-Keeping
David De Santi
Mark
fromand
the legendary
Holder-Keeping
fromthey
the legendary
Zumpa band
become “i
Zumpa
band
they
become
Viaggiatori” - The Voyagers. “i
Viaggiatori” - The Voyagers.
i Viaggiatori play lively, old time
i Viaggiatori
lively,
old the
time
Italian folkplay
music
from
19th
Italian
folk and
music
from It’s
theromantic,
19th
century
beyond.
century
and
beyond.
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romantic,
poignant, frenzied, sweet and
poignant,
frenzied,
sweet memory
and
earthy. It’s
a place where
earthy.
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placeimagination
where memory
sits down
to share
sits adown
imagination
goodwith
coffee
and a glasstoofshare
grappa
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have aand
good
yarn.of grappa
then have a good yarn.
It’s also a place where accordions,
It’s clarinets,
also a placebouzoukis,
where accordions,
mandolins
clarinets,
bouzoukis, mandolins
and tambourines
dance with
andsensual,
tambourines
dance
with
earthy vocals.
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from
sensual,
vocals.
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over earthy
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of storytelling,
these
fromofItaly
and Greece
oversongs
400 years
storytelling,
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of from
harvests,
revolution,
songs
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andand
Greece
tell
factory war
protests,
seductions,
of harvests,
and revolution,
weddings,
funerals seductions,
and the brave
factory
protests,
act of migration.
The rich
weddings,
funerals and
the melodies
brave
make
your feet
and heart
act of
migration.
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rich melodies
sway
withfeet
abandon.
make
your
dance and heart
sway with abandon.
Tony
Bolfo
Tony
DeDe
Bolfo
A journalist and author by profession, Tony has
A journalist and author by profession, Tony has
contributed articles to newspapers, periodicals
contributed
articles to newspapers, periodicals
and websites almost from the time he left
andschool
websites
almost from the time he left
in 1980.
school in 1980.
For two decades Tony was employed as a
Forsportswriter
two decadesforTony
wasmetropolitan
employed asdailies
a
major
sportswriter
metropolitan
including for
The major
Australian
and Heralddailies
Sun. A
including
Australian
Herald
Sun. Club,
A
lifelongThe
supporter
of theand
Carlton
Football
lifelong
supporter
of thethe
Carlton
FootballofClub,
he has
also penned
biographies
former
he has
penned the
biographies
of former
clubalso
champions
Stephen
Kernahan,
Stephen
clubSilvagni
champions
Stephen
and Stephen
AnthonyKernahan,
Koutoufides
and is
Silvagni
and
Anthony
Koutoufides
and
is
currently employed by Carlton on a part-time
currently
by Carlton on a part-time
basis asemployed
its journalist/historian.
basis as its journalist/historian.
In 1994, after an enriching conversation with
In 1994,
after
an uncle
enriching
withthe
his late
great
Iginoconversation
De Bolfo about
his latter’s
late great
uncle Igino
De Bolfoinabout
the
migration
to Australia
November
latter’s
to Australia
November
1927,migration
Tony resolved
to find outinwhat
became of
1927,
resolved
to disembarked
find out whatthe
became
of
theTony
105 others
who
Re d’Italia
the with
105 others
the ReEight
d’Italia
Igino who
and disembarked
his two brothers.
years
with
Igino
and
his
two
brothers.
Eight
years
later, In Search Of Kings was published.
later,
In Search
Of Kings
was published.
This
experience,
coupled
with two pilgrimages
his grandfather’s
Northern
Italian
hometown
Thistoexperience,
coupled
with two
pilgrimages
of grandfather’s
San Nicoló diNorthern
Comelico
in 1988
and 1999,
to his
Italian
hometown
had
a
profound
effect
upon
Tony,
which
of San Nicoló di Comelico in 1988 and 1999,
an interest
his Italian
heritage
hadawakened
a profound
effectinupon
Tony,
whichand
in 2003an
led
to his in
discovery
of heritage
the silent
film,
awakened
interest
his Italian
and
Dall’Italia
in 2003
led toAll’Australia.
his discovery of the silent film,
Dall’Italia
All’Australia.
Tony lives
in Preston (Melbourne) with his wife
Kate
and
Carlo, Sofia and
Tony
lives
in children
Preston (Melbourne)
withEstella.
his wife
Kate and children Carlo, Sofia and Estella.
Booking information
David De Santi
0409 57 1788
[email protected]
www.viaggiatori.com.au