How fashion is saving Italy's monuments
by Qin Xie Italy is famed for fashion, food and, of course, history. In fact, Italy has the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any country in the world. As other social needs have taken priority in economically turbulent times, however, the country's budget for maintaining and restoring some of its greatest tourist...
AUR Professors Discuss Ties between Italian and American Cultures
Professors Lisa Colletta, Associate Professor of English within the Communications and English Program, and James Walston, Chair of the International Relations and Global Politics Program, celebrated July 4th at the University for Foreigners in Reggio, Calabria, where they were invited to speak at the Tabularasa 2013 conference, which examined the...
Ci considerano la patria della cultura e del buon vivere
di Silvia Consoli Sembra un paradosso: i nostri ragazzi per trovare lavoro spesso devono emigrare all'estero mentre da molte parti del mondo arrivano frotte di giovani che scelgono proprio il nostro paese per studiare e arricchirsi delle molteplici opportunità storico culturali che l'Italia sa offrire. "Tradizionalmente l'Italia...
A Tour of Italy’s Top Wine Regions
Italy is famous the world over for its wines, so even if you are not a serious wine enthusiast you will surely appreciate the beautiful scenery and tradition of a trip through the fine producing wine regions of Italia! Almost every region in Italy produces wine. In fact, Italy claims 20 major growing regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sar...
Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera starts the summer off right
The evocative stage that becomes part of the summer scenery at the Terme di Caracalla (the Caracalla Baths) makes its return on June 24th, beginning this year's summer opera and ballet season for the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. Patrons can expect an even richer programme than the last time around, with 25 performances of traditional reperto...
Long Beach gondoliers hit rhythm in Italian regatta
What a day! The team got down to the boat early Saturday to set the flags, both California and USA. It's been funny over the years how the California flag garners louder cheers than the U.S. flag.Well, kinda funny. They love the SoCal boys over here, and we plan to not disappoint. The 18th-century gondola replica floats in what we call the bat cav...
In Perugia, Ten Days of Great Music
Ten days of great music at the Umbria Jazz Festival, the most important Italian jazz festival returning to Perugia from July 11th through 20th. Also this year, the theaters and squares of the Umbrian city open to the most popular names on the international scene, such as Herbie Hancock, Natalie Cole, Danilo Rea, Paolo Fresu, Wayne Shorter...
Roma's James Pallotta wants to host NFL, other U.S. sports at new venue
Wembley Stadium faces a threat to its status as the NFL's go-to stadium for matches abroad after Roma president James Pallotta declared his desire for Roma's new stadium to host NFL and NBA matches. The Stadio della Roma, based on the Tor di Valle site, will help turn the Italian club into "a content company globally," which is Pallotta's long-ter...
Artistic director Marco Balich unveils his Padiglione Italia “Beauty and Identity Machine” for Expo Milano 2015
A big tree, visible from a distance, deeply and strongly rooted in the ground, with a large and towering crown, standing shining, un-affected and un-frightened by the thunderstorms. By new and different courses settling in. The tree is the iconic and spectacular symbol Marco Balich chose a few months ago to stand for Padiglione Italia (the Ita...
L’italiano ambasciatore di simpatia
di Federico Guiglia Nell'arcobaleno universale delle lingue il professore ha già trovato il colore dell'italiano: «È riconoscibile come la lingua della simpatia». Come storico dellaChiesa cattolica non ha dubbi: «Papa Francesco è il più grande testimonialdella lingua italiana nel mondo». Come ex ministro...
Michele Napoletano: The Brooklyn-born Mayor in Italy
by Mario Angotta Michele Napoletano, the Brooklyn-born mayor of Airola in the Province of Benevento, last week inaugurated a statue of St. George the Martyr, patron of his town, which was funded by Italian-Americans living in New York. The mayor says that the outpouring of camaraderie and Italian pride from Italian-Americans who...
Italian manufacturers in Emilia’s “Packaging Valley” challenge the Germans for global supremacy
by Natascia Ronchetti Emilia's "Packaging Valley" plays in the global marketplace against its only real competitor: Germany. And in the race for supremacy, which involves great effort to keep up the pace of technological innovation, of internationalization and cohesive supply chains, Italy has started to overtake Germany. A breakthrough....