Among the greatest tenors of all time, an Italian "voice" in the world, an absolute interpreter of bel canto and the Neapolitan tradition, but also a caricaturist, an entrepreneur of himself and the embodiment of a personal social redemption. Right in the midst of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of his birth, Enrico Caruso (Feb. 25, 1873 - A...
READ MOREAt this year’s 57th annual Super Bowl, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Phoenix, Arizona, Francesco and Enzo Marra, Neapolitan immigrants and residents of the Washington, DC area churned out thousands of pizzas for the occasion. The Super Bowl’s audience of 113 million people, connected between TV and streaming, was the...
READ MORECountless times I have found myself in an airport lounge reading something while I wait to board my next flight. And to this day, I still vividly remember that incredibly humid evening and the impressive not-so-bad espresso at Changi airport in Singapore. As an Italian man passionate about the fine art of tailoring, it is not infrequent for me to c...
READ MOREA city of excessive potential and catastrophe, Naples bears various scars on its skin: volcanic eruptions, cholera, rubbish emergencies, earthquakes, lahars, but also revolutions, battles, urban redevelopment and unparalleled cultural riches. In such a city, what’s a local to do? And in an economic context where unemployment is almost 28% (data fro...
READ MORELeonardo Societa per Azioni (S.p.A.), Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92241-23-D-0003) in the amount of $91,882,621 with firm-fixed-price requirements to design, modify, integrate and install the 1.2+ avionics update package on the C27J fixed wing aircraft. The C27J aircraft p...
READ MOREAntonella Amoruso, senior deputy of Milan's anti-terrorism police, receives a call to return to her Naples hometown for the funeral of a family member murdered in a Camorra clan feud. Amoruso is plunged into the dangerous culture of Camorra, Naples’ violent criminal syndicate, that thrives on illegal drugs, prostitution, extortion, and murder. Anto...
READ MOREA trip to Italy's third-largest city is worthwhile for the pizza alone, but it offers much more. Called by many as Italy's soul, Naples is a hub for experiencing rich history, architecture, and cuisine. From intimate alleyways to the peak of the infamous Mount Vesuvius, there are plenty of picturesque scenes and exciting excursions to make your tri...
READ MOREDecades ago, children would play in the caves and tunnels under the hill of Posillipo in Italy. They would run and duck through the subterranean world, weaving through miles of underground tunnels. When the now-grown adults told stories of the tunnels to researchers, they were puzzled, LiveScience reported. Italy has a rich history of underground a...
READ MOREOf all Italian cities, Naples is probably the one whose life is most full of contrasts. And if there’s anything you should know about contrast, it’s that it looks good on film… as well as in theater. Ever since the post war period, Naples’ great tradition of theater, reclaimed and refined by playwright Eduardo de Filippo, has often been transposed...
READ MOREWith more than 17 billion views Naples is the most clicked Italian art city on Tik Tok, followed by Rome with 11 billion and Milan with 7.5 billion. Florence with 1 billion views and Venice with about 980 million. Data released by the Identity Cities Foundation confirm the boom in tourism in the Campania capital. "It is no coincidence that our coun...
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