Italian Nude for $30.5 Million at Sotheby's
by Katya Kazakina A sumptuous painting by the 17th century Italian artist Orazio Gentileschi, showing a young nude woman about to be showered with gold, sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum for $30.5 million at Sotheby's in New York. The price for "Danae," which was commissioned in 1621 and recently hung at the Metropolitan Museu...
The touch behind the image: on New Imagery in Italian Art at the Guggenheim Collection
What becomes of contact in a world of images? With the advent of mass culture in the 1960s, the image became the basic unit of consumption. Television sets, billboards and flimsy magazine spreads extended promises of opulence that remained, by design, out of reach. Imagine: New Imagery in Italian Art 1960-1969, a thoughtful show at the Peggy Guggen...
Nazareth's Casa Italiana Brings Italian Film Maker to Rochester, Jan. 29-30
Nazareth College's Casa Italiana is teaming up with Italian Cultural Institute in New York City and the University of Rochester's Modern Languages and Cultures to bring film director Fred Kuwornu to Rochester for screenings of his films Inside Buffalo and 18 IUS Soli on January 29 and January 30. Both screenings are free and open to the pu...
5th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival, Hosted by the Blauvelt Sons of Italy, Scheduled for September 11–14; Live Entertainment, Italian Food, Rides, Games, Artisans
The Blauvelt Sons of Italy will host the 5th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival this September 11th through the 14th. The event draws thousands of people from around the tri-state area during the four day celebration of all things Italian. Opening Day, Thursday, September 11th, will feature a tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11 at 5:30pm....
On Columbus weekend: 'Rome Through Richmond Town'
By James S. Oddo Several times since I began working at Borough Hall, my Mom has welled up with emotion, telling me how proud my grandfather would have been to see me become the Borough President. She was speaking of her Dad, Edward Galbo, who left Sicily in 1902 for the promise of a better life in a new land. When he arrived, he...
Sunny Italian Art to Exhibit in New York City
The original work of two Italian artists CUFU and STORDEUR will be on display at Agora Gallery, NYC. The exhibitions open on December 23, 2014 and continue until January 15, 2015. The opening reception takes place on the evening of January 8, at 6-8pm. Entrance is free and all art lovers are encouraged to attend, enjoy and meet some of the...
A celebration of the Life of Isabella Colbran
On April 10 and 11, at 8 p.m., Divaria Productions in collaboration with the Sheen Center will present "Señora/Signora Rossini: A celebration of the life of Isabella Colbran," at the Sheen Center in New York City. The multidisciplinary theatrical piece tells the story of opera diva Isabella Colbran, toast of the opera stages of Europe in t...
A Welcome to our Staten Island Readers
A Message From Staten Island Borough President James Oddo - "The Italian-American community on Staten Island continues to be large and vibrant. It is the largest community of its kind in the country. As a diverse community, we embrace these roots and celebrate them with our families through food and culture. In fact, we are thrilled to be the home...
Bard announces festival lineup, with focus on Puccini
Giacomo Puccini, the man behind "Tosca," "La Boheme" and other beloved works in the opera repertoire, will be the first-ever Italian composer to be showcased in the Bard Music Festival at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson. Scheduled for Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 14, "Giacomo Puccini and His World" will include 11 concerts as w...
FSLC & Luce Cinecitta Announce 16th Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Istituto Luce Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 2-8. For 16 years, Open Roads has proudly offered North American audiences the most diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian film available. As always, the series includes both commercial and inde...
Varricchio a New York spinge le nuove idee dell’Italia per l’America
By Stefano Vaccara Il nuovo ambasciatore italiano a Washington, Armando Varricchio, era questa settimana a New York per incontrare chi si deve conoscere nella città che non dorme mai. "Ho visto il sindaco Bill de Blasio, bellissima e calorosa accoglienza. Non ho ancora visto il governatore Andrew Cuomo, ci sarà presto l'occasione". ...
The mystery of the Mary Celeste started on Staten Island 144 years ago
By Irene Spezzamonte On Nov. 7, 1872, the merchant ship Mary Celeste left from Staten Island for Genoa, Italy. The ship -- and the 1,701 barrels of alcohol for fortifying wine it carried -- would never make it to its destination. And so the mystery began. The ship was found on Dec. 4 of that year by sailor David Morehouse at the...