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Le storie belle e di successo a volte esistono. Anche in Italia e anche se difficilmente se ne sente parlare. E questa è sicuramente una storia importante da raccontare. Perché il nostro Paese è pieno di cervelli in fuga, ma per fortuna ogni tanto qualcuno di questi cervelli ha anche l’opportunità di ritornare in patria. È quanto è accaduto ad un g...

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Hello, We are doing a North American casting search for the HBO limited series, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, based on the first book of the acclaimed Elena Ferrante Neapolitan series. The first season will cover the entirety of the first book. Saverio Costanza is directing the adaptation. Need native/fluent speakers in the Neapolitan dialect and classic It...

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“Il legame storico che ci unisce continua ad essere basato su uno spirito condiviso di generosità e di solidarietà, su una cultura di tolleranza e di rispetto per gli altri, su un amore per la libertà, e su una lunga storia di partnership, nel commercio, nelle arti, nella scienza, e nella politica”: così la Console Generale Mary Ellen Countryman ha...

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Neapolitan—is it a language or a dialect?  Who speaks it and where? Also, when should one speak Italian and when should one speak in dialect? Italy, as a state, is a relatively new and rather miraculous invention.  Against all geopolitical odds (European Statesmen Count Metternich once called Italy nothing more than a geographic expression), the It...

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Designed by world-renowned architects Zaha Hadid, Napoli Afragola can legitimately claim to be a station of the future. Italy’ Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrived on a Frecciarossa 1000 on June 6 to formally open the station, which is located to the north of the city’s international airport. London-based architects Zaha Hadid began designing the...

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June 28 (Wednesday) 7:30 pm: Napoli, Brooklyn - The Laura Pels Theatre - 111 West 46th Street, Manhattan Roundabout Theatre presents the world premiere of Napoli, Brooklyn, the latest work from Meghan Kennedy. In 1960 Brooklyn, the Muscolinos have raised three proud and passionate daughters. But as the girls come of age,their paths diverge-in drast...

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Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, Inc. presents: Passione Napoletana. Neapolitan song concert with Giovanni Formisano (tenor) and Leonardo Ciampa (piano) Sunday, June 11, 2017. 6:00 - 8:00 pm Join us to enjoy Neapolitan classics, such as A Vucchella, Core n'grato, Tu ca nun chiagne and many more favorites from the classic Neapolitan reperto...

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The “Marinella philosophy” originated in the year 1914, when the thirty-four-year-old Neapolitan Don Eugenio opened a small shop in the Riviera of Chiaia of Naples. After having completed the renovations, the young founder undertook his first trip to London to meet with prospective suppliers and recreate a small corner of England in Naples with exc...

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A completely illustrated scholarly catalogue accompanies the exhibition, which is underwritten by Christie's. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. 124 Raymond Ave Box 703. Poughkeepsie, NY 12604. (845) 437-5632. Admission is free and open to the public. All galleries are wheelchair accessible. Francesco de Mura (1696-1782) could be termed the last g...

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Magic, mystery, a thirst for wonders and for the unknown, and a pagan sun-religion. Naples metabolizes three thousand years of culture and civilization, spread out over a corner of the Mediterranean that tells the story of Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Normans, Saracens, Spaniards, and French. An ambiguous nature envelops Naples, however wonderful...

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