Do Tell, Maestro
By Wayne Lawson A rare thing happened this past August during the Mostly Mozart festival, at Lincoln Center. At the first of two performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, led by Gianandrea Noseda, the music director of Teatro Regio Torino, the audience broke into loud, spontaneous applause after every movement. The bass soloist...
Design Legend Louise Fili Photographs The Gorgeous Typography Of Italy
by Carey Dunne Renowned Italian-American designer Louise Fili's love of typography and graphic arts stems from a specific moment during her first trip to Italy, at age 16: As she was leaving the Milan airport, a striking billboard for the classic Baci Perugina chocolates caught her eye. "I was completely smitten. I had never seen...
In Memoriam: Gov. Mario M. Cuomo
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, family and friends of the Italian American Museum, I wish to express my sincere sympathy and condolences to Mrs. Matilda Raffa Cuomo and the entire Cuomo family. Gov. Mario Cuomo will be missed but never forgotten. For he was a man of the highest integrity and through his intellect and oratory made us proud to be...
Applicants sought for Sons of Italy scholarship
The local chapter of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is inviting applications for the Elena Buonpane Memorial Scholarship to assist students with an Italian heritage or students interested in Italian culture to further their education. One local scholarship for $700 will be awarded for the academic school year of 2015-2016...
Luigi, Faber & Genova. Tenco, De André and a great Mediterranean city. An evening of Italian songs
La pianista Elena Buttiero e il cantante (e scrittore) Ferdinando Molteni torneranno in tour negli Stati Uniti il prossimo mese di marzo per presentare lo spettacolo "Luigi, Faber & Genova. Tenco, De André and a great Mediterranean city. An evening of Italian songs", un recital dedicato alle canzoni dei grandi cantautori genoves...
Personal Background of American well known painter Frank Stella
Frank Philip Stella is an Italian-American painter and printmaker, significant in the art movement called "post-painterly abstraction" in which, it is noted for his work. His early works anticipates many elements of minimalism, which is why he is also considered by some a minimalist, although most of his later artworks are not strictly minimalist....
Readout of the President’s Call with President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy
The President called Italian President Giorgio Napolitano today to thank him for his distinguished leadership and his enduring commitment to the U.S.-Italy relationship during his historic tenure as Italy's President. He underscored the major contributions President Napolitano has made to Italy's political and economic well-being, benefiting not on...
Watch Collector Secrets: Luxury Italian Timepieces for Men
Italians are dedicated watch collectors, and for good reason: there are so many highly specialized timepiece designers, especially in northern Italy, many of them just being discovered outside the country. The historic Italian names more commonly known for luxury watches internationally include Bulgari and Panerai. While of course such com...
Italian Baby Names You'll Want to Grab Right Now
by Tessa Boyce Buongiorno! Are you someone with Italian roots who would like to keep the tradition going in your family? Do you just love the sound of Italian names or have memories of a lovely trip there? MooseRoots collected data from the Social Security Administration, as well as Oxford University Press to find the top 25 Italian names...
‘Ingredienti’: Marcella Hazan’s Soulful Italian Food
By Nancy Harmon Jenkins I've lived in Italy off and on since the 1970s, eating my way up and down the peninsula, shopping the markets, raising the vegetables in my own gardens, prepping and cooking the food, studying the history and meeting the home cooks and chefs who carry the treasures of the Italian table in their heads, hearts and hands. &nb...
5th Annual Celebration of Sagrantino Month Returns to New York City, Chicago and San Francisco
The Montefalco Consortium, the entity that oversees the historic Montefalco wine producing region of Italy, announces its fifth annual Sagrantino Month to be held this November. Montefalco, a region in Umbria regarded for distinctive winemaking, will be showcasing the wines of nine producers, as well as introducing new initiatives as part...
Sea bag, la borsa impermeabile nata a Palermo che spopola negli Usa
di Isabella Napoli A Miami Beach sta spopolando tra i surfisti. E il 16 settembre, farà il suo ingresso nel cuore pulsante della Grande Mela, con una presentazione ufficiale alla Morgan Stanley Bank di New York. Si chiama Seabag Original Underwater, è una borsa subacquea portaoggetti, tonda, coloratissima, a tenuta stagna, e strizza l'occh...