Cinema with a Social Conscience: Italian Neorealism event coming to Villanova
Cinema with a Social Conscience: Italian Neorealism is coming to Villanova University. According to information provided by Alessandra Seggi, the creator of the event, “the series aims to screen films by or about Neorealist filmmakers with relevant U.S. counterparts. For each film, I envision a screening, plus a lively conversation between a filmma...
Music from the Royal Chapel of Early Modern Naples
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington is glad to announce the presentation of “String virtuosi in Eighteenth-Century Naples: Culture, Power, and Music Institutions” (Cambridge University Press, 2024) written by Guido Olivieri, Professor of Musicology at the University of Texas – Austin, and the accompanying concert by Modern Music (Risa Brow...
Filippo Sabatini and Patrick Silva embark on their journey to America in pursuit of MLB
In the shadow of the MLB debut for Samuel Aldegheri and recent win for the Los Angeles Angels as well as the success of Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Alessandro Ercolani at High-A ball (6-2, 3.29 ERA with 93 K in 76.2 IP), Italian baseball celebrates and welcomes the initiation of two promising prospects into the world of professional baseb...
Wildwoods to Host 18th Annual Olde Time Italian Festival
The Olde Time Italian Festival returns to Fox Park on Friday, September 27, and Saturday, September 28, bringing the flavors and traditions of Italy to the Jersey Shore. Organized by the Sons of Italy Wildwood, the event will feature two days of food, entertainment, and cultural celebrations. The festival will be held at Fox Park, located on Ocean...
The Giro d’Italia at the Italian Embassy in Washington with Paolo Bettini and Elisa Longo Borghini
As part of the initiatives of the Embassy of Italy in Washington for the first-ever Italian Sports Day in the World, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia hosted the event “The Giro d’Italia and the endless discovery of Italy” at the Embassy today. This initiative follows th...
Italian Embassy in the USA promotes Italian sports day
Within the framework of the first Day of Italian Sport in the World promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Embassy of Italy in Washington and the network of Italian Consulates in the United States will launch a series of initiatives throughout the United States with the aim of promoting Italian sport and its...
‘I’ve Never Done Anything This Hard’ Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo on his one-man adaptation of The Marriage of Figaro.
I sang Cherubino [an adolescent boy, usually performed by a mezzo-soprano] when I was 17. Through the sheer effort of singing in Italian, which I hadn’t learned yet, I internalized the whole thing. I would walk around the house singing everyone’s part. Twenty years later, I was doing a show called Only an Octave Apart, with my friend the cabaret ar...
Harmonies of the Heart: Exploring the Operatic World of Puccini
When: Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Where: Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ, 07039 Few composers have inspired as deeply controversial reactions as Puccini. For many, Puccini’s operas remain the most beloved and popular. Many consider Turnadot to be the last great Italian opera from which comes the last great opera ari...
DelGrosso's Amusement Park serves up Italian-themed family fun
An Italian-themed amusement park entertaining families since 1946 has blended the perfect ingredients for fun in Tipton, Pa. DelGrosso’s Park and Laguna Splash is a seasonal destination boasting more than 30 rides, an expansive Italian-themed waterpark and famous food, all made possible because two Italian immigrants met and fell in love — over a p...
Captain Minicozzi Memorial Race held in Scranton
A memorial race was held Saturday in Downtown Scranton in honor of Captain James R. Minicozzi, a local U.S. Army veteran. Minicozzi was on the Board of Directors for La Festa Italiana and an active organizer in the annual race. Proceeds raised from the event will go to benefit the Boys and Girls Club as well as college scholarships at West Scranton...
Lombardi (by Eric Simonson) in Philadelphia starting September 13
Lombardi, a play written by Academy Award winner Eric Simonson, (2005 Documentary short) brings to life legendary football coach Vince Lombardi during a week in the 1965 NFL season coaching the Green Bay Packers. Vince Lombardi, the son of Italian immigrants, led the Packers to three straight and five total NFL championships as well as victories in...
Italian Embassy in US presents American tour by Paolo Fresu
The new American tour of Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, performing in duo with American pianist Uri Caine, begins today August 31 in Washington, with a performance at the most important jazz festival in the U.S. capital—the DC Jazz Fest. This long-standing musical partnership, celebrated by critics and always appreciated by audiences, will be prese...