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di Briana Palma After 20 years away from his native Bologna, jazz saxophonist and composer Marco Pignataro is finally feeling at home in Boston. But as he discusses his latest album Sofia's Heart – released in late 2011 to critical acclaim – it becomes clear that hasn't always been the case. On an album that Pignataro describes as a "personal musi...

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As part of its ongoing artist-in-residency program, Boston University’s Center for New Music will host Italian composer Pierluigi Billone for three weeks starting March 18, giving local audiences several chances to witness the maestro’s unique approach to music.   "…his radical methods have led him to explore unchartered soundworlds and to d...

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by Gina Fava   A recent visit to my father's hometown of Abbadia San Salvatore in Siena gave me interesting insight into the concept of dialect. Family had taken me to a local restaurant, and the cousins who'd moved out of town ordered "una latina di Coca Cola" or a can of Coke.   Those relatives who still resided in town similarly or...

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by Nicola Orichuia   Dear readers, Life has a funny and mysterious way of taking us by the hand and pulling us towards projects we never dreamed of until recently. That is how I feel right now, as I announce this big step forward in our goal to give the local Italian and Italian American communities a voice and identity they can be...

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Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi's most beloved heroine in Willy Decker's stunning production, first seen at the Met in 2010. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. Conductor: Fabio Luisi; Production: Willy Decker; Natalie Dessay, Matthew...

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On Sept. 18, MIT's Sloan School of Management was the stage for a unique seminar comparing startup environments and strategies in Italy and the United States. Organized by the Italian Consulate General in Boston and Professionisti Italiani a Boston, the event was moderated by Corriere della Sera journalist Maria Teresa Cometto and saw numerous loca...

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They marched proudly in parades, stepping to the marching band's beat in the Cardillo-Campagnone Brothers Post No. 1's crisp dark-colored uniforms. They marked veterans' graves with flags for Memorial Day. They took every opportunity to extol the virtues of civic life and exercise them.   They were the the first post in Massachuset...

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Fuga o collocamento di cervelli? Questo giornale non ha dubbi, fra i due termini, nell'interesse del Paese (e non "contro"), vince "collocamento": è auspicabile, utile e nel lungo termine è al servizio dell'Italia.   Questa riflessione, e un'altra, legata alla quasi inesistenza da noi delle associazioni ex allievi, mi si è posta come quesito...

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For the Centennial of the Great War, the Educational Office of the Italian Consulate in Boston and the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, are proud to present a screening of: "Torneranno i Prati"   A film by acclaimed director Ermanno Olmi. Introduction by Prof. Spencer Di Scala When: Tuesday, November 4 at 4:30 pmWher...

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Sunday, September 27 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | 900 Washington Street, WellesleyJoin us for a reception of the Princess Giorgiani Corsini and her lecture on the Palazzo Corsini al Prato. We are delighted to welcome Princess Giorgiana Corsini who will speak on the history and culture of gardens in the Renaissance. She brings rich understanding and hands...

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