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Umberto Mucci

Umberto has a degree in Political Science and a master in Marketing and Communication. He is the founder and CEO of We the Italians and the representative in Italy of the Italian American Museum of New York. He gives lectures about History of Italian Emigration to the US, and he has published seven books about Italy and the US

  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Lake Maggiore is one of the most beautiful Italian lakes and has enchanted the great Italian and foreign artists who have stayed here. It is believed to be the largest of the pre-Alpine lakes, hence the name "Maggiore", it is of glacial origin and its banks are in Lo...

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WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : italia.it      Translation by:   As the heart of one of the world's most significant religions, Italy has always been a destination for those who have made their faith a way of life and who wish to explore the roots of a world that has produced art, architecture, and objects of inestimable value. Italy...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : MIPAAF      Translation by:   Parmigiano Reggiano has ancient origins dating back to the 12th century. The first cheese dairies began in the Cistercian and Benedictine monasteries of Parma and Reggio Emilia. Abundant streams, pastures and salt from Salsomaggiore allowed the diffusion of a hard chees...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The Arena of Verona is home to a selection of the most beautiful nativity scenes in the world, and works of art inspired by the theme of the Nativity. For the thirty-second consecutive year the Arena di Verona is home to the International Festival of the Nativity,...

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WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Cristina Fontanelli      Translation by:   Hello all of you precious readers of "We The Italians". Thank you Umberto Mucci for giving me the opportunity to explain how and why I began the beloved annual Italian show "Christmas in Italy®" 12 years ago in NYC and 4 years ago in San Diego. The memories I...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Giulia Carletti      Translation by:   Both Romantic and Symbolist, the work of Gaetano Previati is part of that last Italian attempt to create an art of an aesthetic and ecstatic evasion from reality. Throughout the 19th century Italian art had turned more Realist, informed primarily by the French...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Giosué Prezioso      Translation by:   In Italian, "mo" is a colloquial everyday-life adverb meaning "now", "in this moment". It sounds highly-conversational and rather vernacular, being in fact avoided in formal circumstances and in certain regions of Italy itself. However, its origin is impressive...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   A delicious autumn dessert, low in calories and perfect if you want to have something sweet without feeling guilty. Stuffed baked apples are surprisingly easy to prepare, yet are definitely impressive and delicious to eat. They are filled with almonds...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   He is considered the father of the modern piano (pianoforte). Bartolomeo Cristofori was born in Padua on May 4, 1655. Even during his early life in Padua Cristofori works as a harpsichord maker and reaches notoriety. Ferdinando de 'Medici, son of the Grand Duke...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   In continuing my conversation on the famous line with which the Italians are popular, ("A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists and sailors) the description of "artists" seems to ignite a wider and more in depth conversation on "wh...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 72nd issue of our online magazine. We are starting to establish a series of partnership with institutions and organizations that do a great job in one of more aspects of the relationship between Italy and the United States. Today we...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Rome is certainly one of the focal cities of Italian shopping tourism. Travelers love taking advantage of its innumerable shops and boutiques in between discoveries of magnificent monuments and cultural experiences. One of the Eternal City's most lusted-after areas i...

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