Celebrating Verdi across the world
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth on October 10th, musical and historical events in America and Italy celebrate the esteemed composer over the next few months. Here are a select few: Italian Academy Foundation presents Verdi at Carnegie HallThe IAF along with the Consulate General of Italy in New York along with Vento and...
Richard Macellaro receives Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC) Endorsement
By Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC) Dear Richard S. Macellaro:It is with great pleasure that I am writing to advise you that the Executive Board of the Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC) has voted unanimously to endorse your candidacy for the position of Smithtown Town Counc...
Musica: musiche da film italiane apriranno stagione NY Philarmonic
La New York Philharmonic ha annunciato l'evento che inaugurerà la sua prossima stagione: 'La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema'. Il concerto, nato da un'idea del Gruppo Sugar è in programma per il prossimo 16 settembre, in occasione dell'esclusiva serata di gala che ogni anno apre la stagione della New York Philharmonic. La serata verrà repli...
An Italian Conductor Looks to U.S. Models
by James Panero The conductor Gianandrea Noseda knows what it's like to have the roof cave in. As the curtain falls on Act II of "Prince Igor," the acclaimed new production of Alexander Borodin's opera at the Metropolitan Opera, the roof in Igor's court of Putivl collapses in grand fashion: Sparks fly, beams and ceiling lights come crashin...
Join us at Kensico Dam Sunday July 27
Join us for an Italian Heritage Celebration Sunday, July 27 from noon to 7:00 pmat the Kensico Dam Plaza in ValhallaEnjoy the culture, music and food of Italy! Stop by our table to pick up the new Fall 2014 program brochure, games, crafts, activities for children, and free giveaways.
At Eataly, Local Suppliers Are the Key Ingredient
Just because Eataly's New York City flagship closes to customers at 11 p.m. doesn't mean the store shuts down: Its massive bakery oven burns bright 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The wood-burning oven—imported in pieces from Spain and painstakingly reassembled brick-by-brick by Spanish technicians—produces thousands of loaves of fresh br...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The Italian American Museum presents: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Saturday, November 22nd, 7:30 P.M. Featuring - In Nome Del Padre (In the Name of the Father) The epic stories of those who left Italy for Switzerland after World War II Film Screening (Italian with English Subtitles) by Donato Nuzzo, Fulvio Rifuggio and...
Il consigliere democratico di Brooklyn Vincent Gentile punta al Congresso per rimpiazzare Grimm il 5 maggio
Un po’ come si addice ad una favola, poco prima dello scoccare della mezzanotte di lunedì, il consigliere comunale di Brooklyn Vincent Gentile ha inoltrato la documentazione al Board of Election municipale con la sua nomina del partito democratico nella prossima elezione speciale al Congresso del 5 maggio. I democratici di Staten Island av...
Anton Evangelista, award-winning Italian and American Filmmaker Launched His Latest Hot Film at a Private Preview Party in New York City
Anton Evnagelista, award-winning filmmaker, born in Italy, hosted a private preview screening party of his new documentary film "Author and Activist: The Daniela Gioseffi Story", which will premiere in 2016. Anton has produced and directed a film regarding the life of internationally acclaimed author Daniela Gioseffi, whose pioneering activism has...
Tenure track position in Italian at FIT
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites nominations and applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Modern Languages and Cultures Department of the School of Liberal Arts. The successful cand...
Il console si racconta
di Stefano Vaccara Natalia Quintavalle, la prima donna italiana a diventare console generale a New York, dopo 4 anni alla guida della sede diplomatica di Park Avenue presto sarà incaricata per un' altra missione. La sua partenza era prevista per la fine dell'anno ma il suo mandato è stato però prolungato di qualche mese anche in vista della visita...
How I lost nearly 100 pounds eating pizza
By Claudine Ko When it comes to the never-ending quest to slim down, we've all heard about the success of the Atkins diet and eating Paleo. But one New York City chef used a far more revolutionary method to lose an astounding 94 pounds: the Pizza Diet. Naples, Italy, native Pasquale Cozzolino, 38, moved to New York in 2011 to work...