A fascinating and singular figure in postwar art, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919–2007) created a powerful body of work that ranges from non-objective abstraction to radical realism.   Featuring key recent additions to the Hirshhorn's collection, this will be the first solo presentation of Scarpitta's work at an American museum in over a decade, a...

Il 24 ottobre, l'on. Fucsia Fitzgerald Nissoli ha partecipato a Washington, alla riunione annuale, indetta da S.E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero, presso l'Ambasciata italiana con i Capi degli Uffici consolari, i parlamentari italiani per il Nord America, il CGIE e i Presidenti dei Comites.   "Tra i temi all'ordine del giorno - ha commentato l'on....

Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, is sponsoring a symposium and round table discussion on family businesses, a valued tradition in Italian business entrepreneurship and the "Made in Italy" brand.   The panelists, representing different sectors of Italian and non-Italian family busin...

Washington National Opera (WNO) continues its 60th anniversary season with Leah Crocetto in Recital, featuring the celebrated star of last season's Dialogues of the Carmelites, on Friday, February 26, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Accompanied by acclaimed pianist Mark Markham, Ms. Crocetto will perform art songs by Strauss,...

In March 2013, an ISSNAF working group composed by renowned researchers presented H.E. Ambassador Claudio Bisognero with a comprehensive set of recommendations to tackle issues related to taxation, vias and other burocratic aspects of the life of Italian researchers in the United States.   The document based its conclusion on a wide survey c...

Il ministro della Difesa Roberta Pinotti si è recata in visita a Washington dove ha incontrato il Segretario alla Difesa Chuck Hagel e il Consigliere per la Sicurezza Nazionale del Presidente Obama, Susan Rice.   "Tra Italia e Stati Uniti d'America – ha detto il ministro - esiste da decenni un rapporto privilegiato, come conferma il rilievo...

Nella 39.ma edizione del Gala, la National Italian American Foundation ha portato sabato sera Milano a Washington con le immagini del Duomo che hanno fatto da sfondo nel salone delle feste del Hilton Hotel dove si sono dato appuntamento oltre un migliaio di persone per la più grande Convention italoamericana. A condurre la serata la Niaf ha chiama...

The Ambassador of Italy in the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, representing the Ministry of Education, University, and Research, signed an agreement on science and technology with the U.S. Department of Energy, represented by Under Secretary Lynn Orr.   "This agreement will allow Italy and the United States to exchange experts, scientific...

Francesca Carli, soprano, and Enrico Giovagnoli, tenor, merge the language of pop music with their experience of opera in a fusion of great vocal skill and stage presence that leads to a spectacular performance.   RSVP will be announced. To receive your personal invite, join our mailing list HERE LOCATION: Embassy of Italy, 3...

by Rick Cohen   "Paradise in Potomac: Every inch of couple's estate built for living lavishly," read the Washington Post headline about the home of Joe Bruno and his wife, Cynthia Marini Bruno, in a society-page style article in the Post's real estate section.   For those of us who don't often turn to the society or real estate column...