Jader Bignamini leads San Diego Symphony in sparkling concert of Italian music
The San Diego Symphony sparkled like spumante Saturday at the Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall. Italian conducting sensation Jader Bignamini led the orchestra in a scintillating program of music by his countrymen Respighi, Rossini and Martucci, along with some razzle-dazzle from Rimsky-Korsakov. Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol” and...
Nebbiolo, the wine equivalent of winter’s woodpile
Winter is nebbiolo’s season. We’re talking an old-fashioned winter – a winter when pipes freeze, rivers threaten to breach levees, fog settles in like a cat curled up in front of the fireplace, refusing to budge. That’s the kind of winter that calls for venison sausages braised in wine, meatballs in a goulash sauce, Irish stew with dumplings heavy...
Italian quality holds ground at Winter Fancy Food Show
Italian food makers presented quality, new ideas and natural, organic products at the Winter Fancy Food Show 2018 in San Francisco, the most important trade event in North America dedicated to the specialty food industry. The Italian pavilion organized by Universal Marketing with the key support of the Italian Trade Association (ITA, or ICE) was ag...
Gruppo CDP: Astaldi USA e SIMEST in partnership per lo sviluppo del mercato statunitense
SIMEST ha acquisito una partecipazione del 34% circa nel capitale sociale di Astaldi Construction Corporation (“ACC”), controllata statunitense del Gruppo Astaldi attiva dal 1989 nella realizzazione di infrastrutture. L’investimento, pari a 7,5 milioni di dollari, è volto a sostenere la crescita di Astaldi sul mercato statunitense. Oggi, il Gruppo...
SF to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day
San Francisco may decide Tuesday to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. The proposal comes amid a growing trend nationwide to no longer celebrate the federal holiday honoring Christopher Columbus and his “discovery” of America. The holiday dates back to 1937. Native American activists have waged a campaign since the 1970s to do away w...
Monica Bellucci and Gina Lollobrigida to Be Honored at L.A. Italian Culture Festival by Filming in Italy
Iconic Italian actresses Monica Bellucci and Gina Lollobrigida will be honored at a three-day cultural event by Tiziana Rocca from Filming on Italy and Valeria Rumori from the Italian Institute of Culture Los Angeles. Bellucci has starred in 67 films including “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Passion of the Christ.” She recently appeared alongside Ga...
Verdi Festival | Teatro Regio di Parma
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | 18:30. Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza), San Francisco (CA). Free admission | RSVP. The Verdi Festival is the first international festival dedicated exclusively to the study and production of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, the most represented composer and celebrated ambassador of the I...
Italian film makes North American debut on South Shore
On Friday, Jan. 19, an all-new Italian film will make its North American premiere at The Loft on Tahoe's South Shore. "'Aeffetto Domino' is a movie about life and its transformation. "It's a story of Lorenzo: Sad news about his state of health will change his existence, causing a domino effect on his life and on the lives of people he loves," state...
Dining Out: Fratelli's Pizza a slice of tradition
Never had a slice of real New York-style pizza? You don’t have to go all the way to the Big Apple. Try lunch or dinner at the new Fratelli’s pizzeria on California Street in downtown Redding. It’s in the spot where Angelo’s Pizza was for 40 years-plus in Foundry Square. Redding-raised brothers Aaron and Brandon Smith opened Fratelli’s (Italian for...
February 27: Blaxploitalian.100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | 18:30. Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) - San Francisco (CA). The film screening is free and open to the public | RSVP. Director Fred Kuwornu will introduce the documentary and close the evening with Q&A. Blaxploitalian is a diasporic, hybrid, critical documentary that uncovers the car...
JUMP in San Francisco
OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK - Friday, February 9 | 18:30 - Free admission | RSVP. ON VIEW: February 9 - March 9, 2018. 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) - San Francisco, CA 94102. In an exhibition recently presented in the beautiful Palazzo Ducale in Sabbioneta, artist Silvia Caimi focuses on the theme JUMP, the physical effort to transce...
Lollobrigida to claim star on Walk of Fame
Italian screen icon Gina Lollobrigida will unveil her star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on February 1, when she will receive the Filming on Italy Award, sources said Thursday. News of the Walk of Fame star came on her 90th birthday on July 4. Lollobrigida, better known to Italians as 'La Lollo', long vied with fellow Italian bombshell Sophia Loren a...