SF Opera to premiere Tutinof's 'Two Women'
The San Francisco Opera will present the world premiere of Marco Tutinof's "La Ciociara (Two Women)" on June 13, 2015. The company said Tuesday that the opera based on Alberto Moravia's novel of the same name will star soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci, tenor Stephen Costello and baritone Mark Delavan. Music director Nicola Luisotti conducts...
Hot Italian gains 'REAL' food certification
by Mark Anderson Hot Italian won certification from the United States Healthful Food Council for serving REAL food. The certification signifies Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership and reflects restaurant food preparation, ingredients and restaurant operations. Hot Italian is the first restaurant in Sacramento to get the...
On the Journey: Nel mezzo del cammin...
Presentation of ON THE JOURNEY... nel mezzo del cammin, a short film by Maria Luisa Forenza. Followed by a roundtable discussion on the figure of Frank V. de Bellis, his Collection at SFSU and the intellectual legacy of the new Italians in the Bay Area. An Italian woman and an American girl meet by chance at a crossroads in San Francisco....
Luigi e Vincenzo da Napoli all’OutFest di LA
di Silvia Simonetti Un mese dopo il Gay Pride di West Hollywood, la città torna a tingersi dei colori dell'arcobaleno in occasione dell'OutFest, il festival cinematografico che dal 1982 promuove il talento di registi LGBT provenienti da tutto il mondo. Tra i film selezionati, il cortometraggio "Luigi e Vincenzo" di Giuseppe Bucci andrà in...
Marco Bicego personal appearance at Bloomingdale's San Francisco
May 9, 2015, Saturday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PMWilliams-Sonoma - 340 Post Street - San Francisco, California 94108 Please join Bloomingdale's San Francisco in welcoming Marco Bicego, Italian jewelry designer as he presents his latest collections. Since the launch of his eponymous jewelry line in 2000, Marco Bicego has redefined the...
Festeggiare! 2015 Bay Area Italian Festivals
by Catherine Accardi It's summer in the city and although two of San Francisco's Italian themed festivals have come and gone, there's still more serious festeggiare (celebrations) to come. On June 13th and 14th we enjoyed the 61st annual North Beach Festival in San Francisco's Little Italy. It's the oldest street fair in the nation wi...
Clif Family Bruschetteria food truck brings a taste of Northern Italy to Napa Valley
by Paul Franson Cyclists and Clif Family Farm and Clif Bar founders Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford have spent many days cycling through the Northern Italian Dolomites, where they were fueled by the bruschetta made by their friends Nene and Paolo. The memory of these bruschetta traveled back to the Napa Valley with Gary and Kit, who sought...
Paola Maria Savoia, queen of Italians in L.A., and her Epicureology
Paola Maria Savoia, native of Genoa (capital of Liguria, northwestern region of Italy), directly descends from the illegitimate branch of the aristocratic Savoia lineage, which was Italy's former Royal Family (until the introduction of the republic in 1946). About five years ago, her family and she left Milan, Italy, for a voluntary exile...
Amuri, Sapori sacri della Sicilia - 26 Lug 2016
Data: Mar 26 Lug 2016 - Orario: Dalle 18:30 alle 20:30 Luogo: Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, 601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 Organizzato da : Istituto Italiano di Cultura In collaborazione con : Fabrizia Lanza Ingresso: - $10 alla porta (solo contante o assegno) - libero per i soci dell'IIC....
Italian Film Festival in Silicon Valley
Mine Vaganti (Loose cannons) - Ferzan Özpetek. Sunday, here January 29, sildenafil 5pm - Oshman Family JCC / Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, physician 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The Cantone family owns a pasta factory in Lecce, in the conservative south of Italy. During a family dinner the parents, Vincenzo and Stefania, pl...
Ohone Chamber Singers salute Italian Masters at concert in San Jose March 15
The Italian American Heritage Foundation salutes "The Italian Masters" with a concert on March 15 at 7 p.m.The Ohlone Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Morris, will present the special program of choral music by major Italian composers Antonio Vivaldi, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Verdi. The concert also marks...
Denorfia is a hit in Little Italy and the Big Leagues
Coming off stellar performances for Team Italy in both the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics, the love for Padres' outfielder Chris Denorfia overflows well beyond San Diego's Little Italy to the motherland where his paternal grandmother Michelina lived.