Italian prosecutor claims Medieval missal in Morgan Library was stolen from parish church
An Italian prosecutor is pressing a claim to an 11th-century missal in the collection of the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, contending that the object was stolen in 1925 from a parish church in the town of Apiro in Italy’s Marche region. The Morgan says it acquired the missal, known as a sacramentary, in 1984 as part of a gift of precious man...
Noseda Returns To Carnegie Hall With ROSSINI'S STABAT MATER
Gianandrea Noseda Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will bring the Orchestra to Carnegie Hall for their first concert together in New York, performing an Italian-themed program that includes Rossini's rarely-performed Stabat Mater and Liszt's thrilling Dante Symphony, Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2:00PM. Noseda, who earlier this se...
Resistance for Liberty and Beauty: La Voce di New York on April 25th
There were many people who came to celebrate April 25th, our sixth birthday and the second edition of the Liberty Meets Beauty VNY Media Award, which this year went to Gaia Pianigiani, Italian reporter for the New York Times. Readers, friends of La Voce, institutions, diplomats, sponsors, and collaborators celebrated an evening of liberty and beaut...
Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo - A conversation
Wednesday, May 22, 2019. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Entrance: Free. Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Book Now! "Fare Cinema”, a global initiative promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anica and Istituto Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with the ASC, is devoted to the various crafts that have made pos...
S.I. Nightlife: Gina Biancardi, founder of Casa Belvedere, recognized with prestigious honor
For her philanthropic and humanitarian efforts, Gina Biancardi, the founder of Casa Belvedere, was invested as Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I, during an Investiture ceremony Friday evening at the Italian Cultural Center on Grymes Hill. The Royal Order of Francis I is an Order of Chivalry established in the former Kingdom of the T...
S.I. author who penned book on Italian-Americans in MLB to appear for book signing
Staten Island author Andrew Paul Mele, who recently released a book titled, ‘Ceasars of the Diamond,’ will appear for a book signing Sunday in the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame room at the CYO-MIV Center in Prince’s Bay. Mele, an Annadale resident, penned the book in honor of Italian Americans in Major League Baseball between the years 1897-201...
Exhibition Uncovers Forgotten Italian Community in “Lung Block”
Here’s an interesting exhibition for history buffs and Lower East Siders alike: The Lung Block, a New York City Slum and Its Forgotten Italian-American Community,” is digging into the parallel stories of a displaced Italian community on The Lower East Side in the 1930’s and our present day sagas of gentrification and immigration challenges. The ex...
Art is Money - Money is Art. Curated by Edoardo Marcenaro
Opening Reception: Friday April 26, 6 - 8 PM, 2019. Duration: April 26 - May 11. Location: East Village Art View. 111 Third Avenue, # 15H. New York, NY 10003 Hours: Thursdays and Fridays by appointment (917) 859 9026 juliart5@hotmail.com Edoardo Marcenaro presents his collection of artworks made on actual $1 bills. The exhibition includes works by...
CIMA as 'incubator for museums'
Laura Mattioli, the president of CIMA, decided to open this space in SoHo to promote public appreciation and advance the study of modern and contemporary Italian art in the United States and internationally. Laura believes that twentieth century Italian art is too little known outside Italy, and that there is an extremely rigid structure of thinkin...
Join Versetto Libero for Translation Experience
Saturday April 27 2019 from 14:00 to 16:00 EDT. NYPL Mulberry Street Library, 10 Jersey St, New York 10012. Be Part of Versetto Libero. Translation Experience with Laura Caparrotti and Dave Johnson. At the IAWA event, Italian artists and Free Verse poets will recite poems in their original version followed by the Italian translations. The audience...
The Ibla Foundation Presents International Competition Winners At Carnegie Hall
The Ibla Foundation of New York and Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti will present their 28th Annual International Grand Prize Competition Winners in concert on Tuesday, May 7 @ 7 PM at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street in Manhattan. Dr. Moltisanti, recognized as one of the foremost Italian pianists of his generation, presents 2018's...
She's back by popular demand: Deana Martin's 'Deana Sings Dino,' this time with a Yankee at the Hilton
Deana Martin, the daughter of entertainment legend Dean Martin — a founding member of the “Rat Pack” whose good looks, charisma and stage presence earned him the nickname “The King of Cool” — is returning to Lorenzo’s Cabaret at the Hilton Garden Inn. And is Staten Island ever lucky! The multi-talented song-stylist, actress, best-selling author a...