From Gangsters to Governor Cuomo: Michael Imperioli on Playing the Tough Guys
When Michael Imperioli stars in the finale of Showtime’s historical prison-break drama, “Escape at Dannemora,” on Sunday, his roles will have traversed an almost 30-year arc from one extreme end of the law to the other: from New York gangster to New York Governor. Imperioli first drew wider attention in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film “Goodfellas,” p...
Join Us for "CLASSICS by SINATRA" Tues. January 15th at Casa Belvedere
Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00 PM. The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Program Donation: MEMBERS $15 per person, NON-MEMBERS $20 per person (cash, check or credit cards accepted). Refreshments and a light reception will follow. Kindly RSVP in advance so that we can plan accordingly. Call 718-...
Andrea Bocelli spectacular at Madison Square Garden in New York
On December 12, world renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli headlined Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of his North American Tour, for an excellent turnout. Bocelli was accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra of New York. He opened the first act of his concert with "Feste e pane" and it was followed by "O, souverain" and "Pour mon âme quel...
Cinema italiano a New York: bello, ma anche troppo e non sempre “Easy”
Mi è capitato molte volte di andare a vedere un film italiano a New York. Ma è la prima volta che mi è capitato di andare a vedere un film che è anche un po’ mio. Lunedì 10 dicembre, alla Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della New York University è stato presentato Easy – Un viaggio facile facile, film di chiusura del N.I.C.E. – New Italian Cinema Even...
Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari di Piazza present a World Peace Winter Solstice Celebration: 'Drums of Illumination'
Saturday, December 22 – 8pm. Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (between 9th & 10th Streets). Tickets: $25 Reservations: 212.254.1109 or www.theaterforthenewcity.net. Southern Italian, African, and Native American Ritual Drumming and Dance. Alessandra Belloni, Artistic Director, has gathered a remarkable group of vocalists/dancers/percussio...
Italian Playwrights Project, la drammaturgia italiana protagonista a NY
Rendere continuativo un dialogo artistico fra Italia e Stati Uniti che negli ultimi trent’anni è stato frammentario e occasionale, diffondere la scrittura teatrale contemporanea fra i due paesi, questo è l’Italian Playwrights Project, iniziativa voluta da Valeria Orani, fondatrice di Umanism LLC e Frank Hentschker, direttore del Martin E. Segal The...
Italian American Baseball Foundation Dinner is thrice as nice
The third annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Dinner and Fundraiser for Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) was a smashing success at Carmine's Sports Bar and Restaurant in Brooklyn, New York on December 6, 2018. Jon Morosi, Carmone Gangone, and-Joe Quagliano (Chis Herder)Since its inception in 2016 when the IABF honored Na...
Kairos Italy Theater and KIT Italia present: In Scena! Italian theater festival NY - April 29 – May 13 in all five boroughs
The New York based Kairos Italy Theater and the Italy-based KIT Italia will present the seventh annual In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, a festival of Italian theater taking place in all five boroughs of NYC, April 29-May 13, 2019. Participating venues will include Cherry Lane Theatre, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU, Bernie Wohl Center,...
12/12: La Cantata dei Pastori Neapolitan Xmas show & Benefit
LA CANTATA DEI PASTORI: Neapolitan Christmas Concert. Special benefit performance and concert featuring music, dance, and dinner. Wednesday December 12 from 19:30 to 22:30 EST. Capri Ristorante - 145 Mulberry St, New York 10013 (In the Downstairs Performance Lounge). Please join me, Alessandra Belloni, to help my non profit organization, I Giullari...
Award-Winning Italian Tenor Michéal Castaldo and Friends to Perform “Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo,” a fundraiser for the Children and Youth of the Alden Community, Dec. 27
“Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo,” a traditional Italian Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Michéal Castaldo and friends, will take place on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 7:30p.m. at Alden Presbyterian Church, 13298 Broadway, Alden, NY 14004. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his chart-topping best-selli...
Nicholas Tamagna: Le Nuove Musiche Fra Passato e Futuro (New Music Between Past and Future)
Friday, December 14, 2018, 7-9pm Magazzino Italian Art Foundation, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Magazzino Italian Art Foundation is pleased to present Le Nuove Musiche Fra Passato e Futuro, an hour-long concert program exploring the repertoire from Italy and the Italian diaspora over the course of the 20th century until the present. Organiz...
Saint/Sinner: In Her Own Words and Music
Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public; no RSVP required. The Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 (Just south of 118th Street). Mango Baroque Chamber Ensemble: "Saint/Sinner: In Her Own Words and Music" Italian music from 1650 to 1720 by women: Barbara Strozzi, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, and Isabel...