De Rossi open to New York City?
Daniele De Rossi could leave Roma for New York City FC and the MLS, but only if he wins the Scudetto. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, De Rossi is considering his future and a surprise switch to Major League Soccer. He recently bought a house in America and spends many of his vacations there. However, the midfielder would on...
Genovese earns grant
The Westwood Regional School District's World Language Department recently announced that Italian language teacher Anthony Genovese was awarded a $4,500 grant from the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE). The IACE partnered with the Edizioni Farinelli publishing company to provide Italian educational resources for the receiving...
An Exceptional Partnership: Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
by Dennis Polkow It is Sunday in Chicago, a day off for Riccardo Muti. Nonetheless, there is a busy day ahead. Muti will have a piano rehearsal with four singers from Lyric Opera of Chicago who will accompany him and a brass quintet of Chicago Symphony Orchestra players to a juvenile detention center later in the day to give a concert, "b...
PBS film on Italian-Americans shows forgotten, painful history
by Mark Di Ionno First, filmmaker John Maggio had to dispose of the M-word, because it's the first thing that came up when he was trying to raise money to produce "The Italian-Americans," a two-part, four-hour documentary PBS will unveil this month. "It took longer to raise the money than to actually make the film," Maggio said be...
The Secret, A Documentary film - February 22, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Film screening: Il segreto (The Secret) at the Museo Italoamericano. This award-winning documentary by Cyop & Kaf, promoted by Neapolitan music producer and cultural operator Salvatore Visone, is a fascinating look at the streets of Naples and the bands of children that live on them. Once a year on St. Anthony's day, they build a bonfire, ofte...
Special Presentation: Lesser Known Celebrity
Celebrating a Neglected Italian Renaissance "Paintress"Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:00pm Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Sofonisba Anguissola (1535?-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona. An internationally respected Renaissance portrait and genre artist, Sofoni...
Andrea Bocelli tornerà in America per il “December Holiday Tour”
Andrea Bocelli ha annunciato sui social network che a fine 2015 tornerà negli Stati Uniti con il suo annuale “December Holiday Tour”. Il cantante ha svelato le prime tappe della tournée: il 2 dicembre sarà al “US Airways Center” di Phoenix, il 5 al “MGM Grand Garden Arena” di Las Vegas, il 9 al “Madison Square Garden” di New York, il 12 al...
Ferdinand IV King of Naples’ favorite villa made available for private investors
By March 30, the private companies that want to bid in the public tender granting the concession to use the former royal residence of Villa Favorita, near Naples, must submit to the State Property Office an economic offer and a renewal plan for this historic property. As the royal residence of Bourbons, the dynasty that reigned in Southern...
MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING & 'FUNERAL' Extend Off-Broadway
My Big Gay Italian Wedding and My Big Gay Italian Funeral, by Anthony J. Wilkinson, will extend its recently posted limited run to September 27th, 2015. My Big Gay Italian Wedding, having just celebrated its twelve year anniversary Off-Broadway, will play every Saturday at 8pm and My Big Gay Italian Funeral, approaching its two year...
Altro che prede, ecco le aziende italiane che conquistano i mercati nel mondo
Nei giorni scorsi si è parlato molto della fusione di Pirelli con il colosso ChemChina, quasi a denunciare l'inesorabile destino delle aziende italiane, ormai facili "vittime" degli appetiti voraci delle multinazionali estere. In realtà, rispetto all'autocommiserazione decadente, esiste un piccolo nucleo di Pmi italiane che soffocate dalla...
New Sicilian restaurant opening in Pearl District next week
by Michael Russell The new Sicilian restaurant coming to the former Fratelli space in Portland's Pearl District is set to open next week. Bellino Trattoria Siciliana comes from chef-owner Francesco Inguaggiato, a Sicilian native who owns two other Italian restaurants in Texas. The highlights assaggini, or Sicilian tapas, such...
Fantastico! Mepham Students Earn First Place in Italian Poetry Contest
W. C. Mepham High School junior Kristen Corless earned first place in her category (Level IV) at the American Association of Teachers of Italian's annual Italian poetry recitation contest. Corless earned the top spot with a recitation of the poem "A Zacinto" by Ugo Foscolo during the contest at SUNY Old Westbury. Numerous school districts...