Maratona Infernale
Una vera e propria maratona dantesca - 7 ore di trasmissioni, 34 canti dell'Inferno, e migliaia di chilometri attraverso le bellezze paesaggistiche e architettoniche italiane. Questo progetto offrirà a tutto il pubblico di RAI ITALIA una rilettura in chiave contemporanea dell'Inferno dantesco. Un programma non solo culturale, ma anche un v...
Stella al merito del lavoro per i lavoratori residenti all’estero: segnalazioni entro il 15 dicembre
Saranno 80 le decorazioni della "Stella al Merito del Lavoro" che il Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali destina – per il 2015 - ai lavoratori italiani residenti all'estero. La decorazione è riservata ai lavoratori italiani dipendenti di imprese pubbliche o private, che hanno almeno 50 anni (compiuti alla data di presentazione della...
Italy's RAI network aims at U.S. market
With its slow economy and aging population, Italy seeks strength from abroad from the nation's ambitious expatriates, successful descendants of long-ago immigrants, and fans of Italian art, food, technology and investments. And calcio (soccer): Juventus, AC Milan, Roma, and other top clubs are the top draw among the three channels that Ita...
Start up italiane si presentano a potenziali investitori USA: webinar all’Ambasciata a Washington
L'Ambasciata d'Italia negli Stati Uniti ha ospitato il 20 gennaio, un seminario online (webinar) che ha consentito a giovani innovatori italiani di presentare le proprie start-up ad un selezionato gruppo di potenziali investitori americani. Fondi di venture capital, business angels ed esperti di nuove tecnologie hanno esaminato progetti az...
Michéal Castaldo to Release Toglimi il Respiro (Take My Breath Away), An Italian Rendition of the Top Gun Love Theme Song, on the Day of Its 30th Year
Michéal Castaldo will officially release a digital single of Toglimi il Respiro (Take My Breath Away) on Vital Records on March 3, which is first day of the love song's 30th year. The arrangement is by Michéal Castaldo and Stein Berg Svendsen, who also produced it for Majestic Castle Music Productions, New York, NY. Recorded and performed...
The Italian Restaurant, an American Institution
by Mike Riccetti Italian restaurants have been an especially beloved fixture in America for at least a century. Featuring flying pizzas, slippery strands of spaghetti paired with plump meatballs that most have savored since childhood, tomato sauce ladled and consumed by the pint, garlickly and buttered toasted bread quick to leave...
21 new scholarships for AP students in the US
The Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C. and Eduitalia, an association of 80 qualified schools and universities that offer courses for foreign students in Italy, have partnered to offer 21 scholarships aimed to promote Italian language and culture in the U.S.. The grants will allow winners to live an unforgettable study experience in Italy....
Lee Coppola: Exploring roots spurs a spiritual awakening
"But that's not the way I heard it said by my parents," I responded when told how to pronounce "hard-headed" in Italian. " 'Desta dutta' is the way they said it, not 'testa dura.' " Oh, the complexities of trying to learn to speak Italian in the sixth decade of your life. But as a second-generation Italian-American, as with most of my gene...
Bleed for This is a rugged, uplifting biopic on boxer Vinny Pazienza
It was Rocky Balboa who said, "It ain't how hard you hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." Of course, Balboa also said, at the end of the first Rocky film, that he didn't want a rematch with Apollo Creed. But they had one. They always do. There's always another fight, just as there's always another boxing film. ...
Il Volo Takes Off In The U.S.
Italian vocal trio Il Volo is headed Stateside in 2017 with a tour full of tunes from one of the group's greatest inspirations. The group will be performing material from its latest album, Notte Magica – A Tribute to The Three Tenors, which honors the legendary vocal trio. Il Volo released that album earlier this year and its performance of the co...
Quel capolavoro di C'era una volta in America
Il 17 febbraio del 1984, per la storia del cinema, fu contemporaneamente un gran giorno e un giorno sbagliato: un gran giorno perché ci fu la prima proiezione al pubblico, dopo più di 10 anni di lavorazione, di C'era una volta in America, di Sergio Leone, uno dei più grandi film di sempre; un giorno sbagliato perché, nelle due sale americane in cui...
Nonna’s Independence Day
by Carlo Rotella FOR REASONS that have to do with my family's immigrant history, the Fourth of July always reminds of my Sicilian grandmother, my Nonna. I used to sit at the table in the basement kitchen of her house in Queens, eating seconds and thirds of her pasta and sausage while the neighborhood cats looked down at us through the wind...