Miami Lyric Opera marking 10th anniversary with Puccini rarities
by David Fleshler Imagine an opera company that functions with the cold precision of a touring Broadway musical, and you will have imagined everything that Miami Lyric Opera is not. At the low-budget company's 2010 production of Puccini's La Bohème, the orchestra played out of tune and the set looked like it had been delivered fro...
Longtime resident, businessman Alan Maio seeks County Commission seat
Nancy Maio watched black clouds descend as she and her husband drove to trim pepper trees obscuring a white and red "Alan Maio for Sarasota County Commission" sign. The clouds burst. Al pruned on. Nancy, dry in the truck, rolled down her window just enough to shout, "You really must want this job!" Read more Source:&...
Seventh Annual Italian Festival and Bocce Tournament
Columbia's seventh annual Italian Festival and Bocce Tournament will take place Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at the Robert Mills House and Hampton-Preston Mansion (1615 and 1616 Blanding St.). The Italian Festival, hosted by the Sons of Italy in America Bella Italia Lodge 2808-Columbia, is free and open to the public and will offer a day of live...
Festa Italiana on menu for Oct. 10, 11
The Joesph B. Franzalia, Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge No. 2422, will present the 34th Annual Festa Italiana Columbus Day weekend. Feast on homemade Italian foods, desserts, cookies, Italian beers and coffee. The festa runs 5-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. There will be Italian novelty gifts, a variety of local vendors...
How Lucrezia Buccellati is Leading Her Family's Jewelry House into a New Generation
We caught up with Andrea and Lucrezia Buccellati inside the bustling, new Buccellati boutique at Bal Harbour Shops during Art Basel Miami Beach. She may be only 26 years old, but Lucrezia Buccellati is at the helm of one of the most distinguished jewelry houses in the world. The sprightly creative is the first female to assume the role of designer...
Fendi To Show Furniture by Guglielmo Ulrich at Design Miami
In a nod to its new Roman headquarters at the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Fendi will unveil at Design Miaminext month furniture pieces originally designed by Milanese architect Guglielmo Ulrich and conceived seven decades ago, but never actually produced. Fendi has dubbed the project "The other half of the dream. Roma 1940-2015." ...
Authentic Neapolitan pizzeria headed to Mall of Georgia
Gwinnett County residents who want to eat a pizza that tastes like the pies found in Napoli will soon be able to find it without having to leave the county. The Mall of Georgia announced on Monday that North Carolina-based Aliño Pizzeria will open a 6,209-square-foot location at the mall next month. The restaurant, which touts itself as a...
Ferragosto 2015 at Il Circolo
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society, has as its goal to preserve and promote the Italian culture. Not widely-known to many, August 15 is a celebrated day in Italy. It's virtually impossible to find any places of business open because this is the day when families go to the beach or other places of relaxation and take time off to rest and enjoy...
Italian chef to visit Miami County
By Mike Hursey Last October, when I was chosen to go to the Slow Food Convention as a U.S. delegate, I wanted to find someone from another country to come to the U.S. to talk about Slow Food and the world food issues. There were more than 650 delegates from 130 countries and 200,000 people at the Slow Food Terra Madre meeting. I did not think I wo...
Blue Acorn Launches New Website For Vietri, Inc.
Blue Acorn, a premium eCommerce design, development and optimization agency, today announced the launch of a responsive website for VIETRI, Inc., the largest importer of handcrafted Italian tableware and home decor products in the United States. The new VIETRI website is built on Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14. VIETRI began more than 30 years ago...
Franciscans, Dominicans take center stage in exhibit on Renaissance
A Nashville museum's groundbreaking exhibit of Italian art created between 1250 and 1550 explores the significant role of the Dominicans and Franciscans in the revival of the arts that began in Italy in the 13th century. "Sanctity Pictured: The Art of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders in Renaissance Italy" opened Oct. 31 at the Frist Center...
Dallas Opera Announces New Season - TOSCA, SHOW BOAT and More!
The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the five phenomenal mainstage productions of the 2015-2016 Season, "Seeking the Human Element," to be presented in the magnificent Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center located in the Dallas Arts District. The season line-up was announced this afternoon by Dallas O...