Performing Opera, Italianamente
by Fred Plotkin For a couple of years in the late 1990s, I had the opportunity to work with Anton Guadagno (1925-2002), the Sicilian conductor who was a mainstay at the Vienna State Opera and the Palm Beach Opera. He was considered a guardian of the Italian operatic tradition and certainly thought of himself that way. You can see him in th...
Jimmy Durante: Italian of the Week
Bartolomeo Durante and Rosa Lentino, both from Salerno, came to New York in the 1870s and 80s, respectively. They had four children. Their youngest, James "Jimmy" Francis, was born on February 10, 1893. As soon as he could, their little boy pecked at the keys on any piano he came across. It was clear that he was a natural. By the time he was 16, Ji...
Mt. Carmel Church at center of Italian Festival
Since the cornerstone was laid in 1927, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 28 Mulberry St. has been serving the community; in particular, it has served as a home base, of sorts, for the Italian community. As decades have passed, the church has suffered a number of woes, including potentially serious structural issues that need to be addressed. ...
End of Summer Pasta Night at Newport Italian
Saturday 5, Saturday - End of Summer Pasta Night at Newport Italian - We would like to celebrate the End of Summerwith our famous Pasta Night Event, alongside our fellow Italian motorcycle and scooter lovers!It will be a lively party with Italian music, our famous bruschetta, amazing focaccia made by Magnone Trattoria, pasta al pomodoro (spaghetti...
Milano intitola una strada a Mike Bongiorno
Il Comune di Milano ha deciso di intitolare una via a Mike Bongiorno, il presentatore scomparso esattamente sei anni fa. Alla sua memoria sarà dedicata una nuova strada parallela a viale della Liberazione, nella zona di Porta Nuova, tra i grattacieli appena costruiti. «Il primo giorno di trasmissioni della televisione italiana in video c'e...
Bertonazzi Foundation presents teaching awards in Milford
The recognition of excellence in education was the first order of business at a recent Milford School Committee meeting. The Senator Louis P. Bertonazzi Foundation presented the annual "Outstanding Teacher Award" for 2015. Teachers nominated from each school were each presented a plaque and the winning nominee received an inscribed book plaque...
Clark UNICO Feast Fast Approaching
By Susan Roselli Bonnell There are just two weeks to go until the 9th Annual UNICO Italian-American Feast, a fall favorite in the Township of Clark. The grounds of the municipal building will be transformed into a carnival fun-zone with rides, games of chance, crafts, novelties, music and, of course, FOOD! Italian favorites such a...
La giostra cavalleresca sfila al Columbus day negli States
La Giostra cavalleresca di Sulmona sfilerà al "Columbus day" in America, su iniziativa del famoso chef e imprenditore italoamericano di origini sulmonesi residente a Boston, il cavaliere Filippo Frattaroli, come aveva annunciato lo scorso Agosto, in occasione della consegna di una Targa in suo onore, da parte del popolo della Giostra, per quanto fa...
Giada Kicks Off the New York City Wine & Food Festival with Rooftop Italian Feast
by Maria Russo With plenty of tangy tomato sauce at the ready, and tender meatballs and cheesy margherita pizzas on hand, the stage was set for the 2015 New York City Wine & Food Festival's opening night bash on Thursday: an Italian feast hosted by who else but Food Network's own queen of Italian cuisine, Giada De Laurentiis. ...
Oak Park Native Matthew James Collins: Portrait of an Accomplished Italian/American Artist
by Matt Baron He hadn't been to his native Oak Park in a decade, so when artist Matthew James Collins recently made the journey back from his adopted home of Florence, Italy, he made every moment count. Among the spots on his packed itinerary: the opening of a show featuring his work at a Chicago art gallery, a workshop at the Oak Park...
Italian Baby Names You'll Want to Grab Right Now
by Tessa Boyce Buongiorno! Are you someone with Italian roots who would like to keep the tradition going in your family? Do you just love the sound of Italian names or have memories of a lovely trip there? MooseRoots collected data from the Social Security Administration, as well as Oxford University Press to find the top 25 Italian names...
San Jose parish rebuilding beloved Italian church for modern times
By Joe Rodriguez Almost every Saturday since Bill Greco's beloved church burned down in a spectacular fire a year ago, the semiretired Italian-American Catholic has been collecting bottles and aluminum cans from the county fairgrounds to raise money for the rebuilding. "I got some guff for taking it from the fairgrounds, but I can...