AN EVENING WITH PUCCINI Announced At Richard's Center For The Arts, Palm Springs High School
Nickel City Opera West brings a 14 year history of staging opera productions to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley with the Inaugural Gala Opera Dinner Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 6pm at The Palm Springs Woman's Club, 314 S. Cahuilla, Palm Springs and will bring opera classics to the Richards Center for the Arts, 2248 Ramon Road, Palm Springs on...
100 Years of San Francisco Opera Between Legacy and Innovation
San Francisco Opera celebrates its first century after its foundation in 1923 and welcomes everyone to join its staff and creative artists for many events already underway. San Francisco Opera’s centennial commemorates the glorious past as well as its Italian origins and welcomes the community into an exciting new era. It was 1922 when Gaetano Mer...
'A useful reset': How Giants OF Michael Conforto is using a lost year to get ready for a crucial 2023
He just turned 30. He bats left-handed. He boasts a career 124 OPS+ — the same as Nolan Arenado and Rafael Devers — and he was a free agent this winter. By those measures, you’d expect a bidding war for a long-term centerpiece. But Michael Conforto was a special case. The former New York Mets outfielder slumped in 2021, his original contract year,...
San Jose Earthquakes Italian Heritage Night vs Toronto FC
Join the Bay Area Italian community at the Quakes Italian Heritage Night! Come unite as the local Italian community and cheer on the Quakes as they take on Toronto FC on March 25th at 7:30PM at PayPal Park. $10 of each ticket benefits Little Italy San Jose. Buy tickets here. Local Italian Community Partners: Italian Heritage Celebration, Italian Co...
Italian film actor Giancarlo Giannini honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Monday honoring Giancarlo Giannini for a career which included a best actor Oscar nomination, part of an extensive collaboration with legendary Italian director Lina Wertmuller. “This is a wonderful moment, and I’m very happy to be here,” Giannini told the crowd during the unveiling ceremony. “I wan...
Giorgio Chiellini dedicates his first MLS goal to a former teammate
The reigning champions, the Los Angeles Football Club, faced Portland Timbers to start the 2023 Major League Soccer season after the week 1 matchup against the LA Galaxy was postponed last week due to the severe weather conditions. Prior to the game against the Timbers, the Black & Gold received their 2022 MLS Cup championship rings in a special pr...
MBRASCATU in concert at Libreria Pino
When: Friday, March 17, 2023 At 7:30 pm - Where: Libreria Pino, 1501 Grant Ave, San Francisco - Co-presented by Istituto Italiano di Cultura San Francisco and Libreria Pino Mbrascatu a cross-pollination of numerous influences, including spaghetti Westerns, immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe, psych rock, folk, to create a unique blend of sounds...
IAMLA The Image of the Puppet by F. Pacchioni
When: Sat, March 4, 2023, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM - Where: The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 The IAMLA presents The Image of the Puppet in Italian Theater, Literature, and Film a lecture by Federico Pacchioni, Ph.D. examining the origins, legacy, and history of the puppet in culture. The event is part...
Retirement? Giorgio Chiellini too busy living the good life with LAFC to quit
Giorgio Chiellini is having the time of his life. Twenty-three years into a professional soccer career that has seen Chiellini play in two World Cups, win an Olympic bronze medal, captain Italy to a European Championship and capture nine Serie A titles with Juventus, Chiellini still embraces every game and training session like it’s his first. “He'...
Giancarlo Giannini will 'shine' on the walk of fame
Giancarlo Giannini on Hollywood's famous "Walk of fame." Initially scheduled for 2020 and then postponed due to the pandemic, the footprint ceremony will be held on March 6 in Los Angeles. This is the sixteenth Italian star: an important recognition for one of the greatest protagonists of Italian cinema.The occasion will be the eighth edition of Fi...
Jacqueline Fernandez and Violante Placido to be Honored at the Annual Los Angeles Italia Festival
Actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Violante Placido will receive the “Women Excellence Award - In the Name of Lina Wertmüller” at the 18th edition of the Los Angeles Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Festival. Taking place between March 5-11, 2023, the event is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture, DG Cinema and Intesa Sanpaolo, and was support...
Masks, Slapstick, and Improv: 500 Years of Commedia dell’Arte
Saturday, Feb 25, 2023, 12:00 PM PST - Online. Chicago's premier Commedia dell'Arte company, Laughing Stock Theatre, is here to talk about the history of the great Italian Commedia, demonstrate some of its characters, tropes, and its relevance to modern theatre, television, and cinema. This hour will combine a traditional lecture with short lazzi a...