Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Rustioni agreed to a three-year term, the company announced Wednesday. He is to helm revivals of...
Tommy DeVito is back! Relive his family, friends' Giants tailgate last year
Tommy DeVito is back at starting quarterback for the New York Giants. The Giants benched the struggling 27-year-old Daniel Jones on Monday, with coach Brian Daboll planning to start the fan favorite DeVito against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week in an attempt to end a five-game losing streak. DeVito had been listed as the third quarterback every...
Italian American Podcast Ep. 345 From New York to the Outback with Joe Avati!
Comedy fans, get ready to laugh as we welcome back the hilarious Joe Avati, whose stories from his whirlwind show are nothing short of epic. From the peculiar connection between Italians and professional wrestling to his jet-setting gigs in Toronto, New Jersey, and Dubai, Joe gives us a peek into the often chaotic, yet endlessly entertaining life o...
Comedian Eric D’Alessandro brings his hilarious act to the St. George Theatre: How to get tix
Comedian Eric D’Alessandro, originally from Staten Island, is coming to the St. George Theatre on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. D’Alessandro’s unique and hilarious brand of comedy, deeply rooted in his Italian-American background, promises to once again delight fans from Staten Island and beyond and tickets ar...
The Italian American Baseball Foundation has been inducted as an organization into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame
It’s our distinct honor to have been inducted as an organization into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. This honor is a testament to the work and growth of our board, who has remained laser focused on our mission of growing baseball in Italy and honoring Italian Americans domestically. It was a special touch to be inducted with Yogi Berra,...
Discover the rising opera stars who stunned the audience at Wagner College’s Italian Idol
Was it the music of Rossini, Puccini or Bellini that grabbed the attention of “Italian Idol” judges? Ultimately, it was an opera piece by Catalani that took the contest, a 21-year tradition at Wagner College thanks to the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation. The performance showdown took place on Oct. 25 by some of the most accomplished music and the...
NICE Film Festival - 34th Edition NYC and Philadelphia
N.I.C.E. USA 2024 - 34th EDITION. New York: November 8-9-12. Philadelphia: December 6-7-8. N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) is a cultural organization founded by Viviana Del Bianco in Florence, with the aim of promoting contemporary independent Italian cinema worldwide through screenings and cultural events in Europe, Asia and the US. "I like...
Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour at Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
When: Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM - Where: Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY 10566 - More info here Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt as Anthony Rodia brings his Totally Relatable Tour back to the Paramount on November 15! Born and raised in Westchester, New York, Anthony is a first-generation Italian American wh...
Events‘Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration’ Premieres in New York
On Oct. 24, Mercury Studios and Fathom premiered iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s concert film, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration. Sofia Carson joined Bocelli on the red carpet at Regal Essex Crossing. The film, which chronicles Bocelli’s three-day July concert event in Italy honoring his 30th anniversary in music, is set to be released in U....
A journey of personal discovery, family roots, international Basketball competitions for four U14 New York City Italian American youth
The BBasketteers team Amelia Tuzzolino, Marianna Angelina Delfaus, Giuseppe Sylvester, and Massimo Edwards, the four NYC based Italian-American players, just returned from Sicily with a wealth of emotions and memories. From October 3rd to 6th, they participated in the Trofeo Coni Estate/Coni Trophy Summer edition, the youth Olympic styled games org...
WSP-Designed Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Celebrates 60 Years in Service this Fall
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge marks its 60th anniversary this November, as more than 50,000 runners prepare to start the 53rd running of the New York City Marathon at the bridge on Nov. 3. The occasion underscores a rich legacy of WSP influence on the city’s infrastructure, including design of the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge and other iconic structur...
Journey to paradise: Celebrated Italian violinist to perform Dante-themed composition
Rock and pop violinist Andrea Di Cesare has played on 20 platinum and gold records in his native Italy and is also a solo artist known for his innovative style, akin to a one-man band. He will be back to Binghamton University and the surrounding community to play his latest composition: a three-part piece based on Dante’s Divine Comedy and inspired...