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A spectacular example of ancient Roman sculpture will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City from June 22 through Sept. 29 in Kirkwood Hall. The Fauno rosso, a red marble sculpture of a satyr (also called "faun"), was given to the Capitoline Museums in 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV. It was commissioned by Hadrian, the great empero...
Obama nominates ex-flack's husband as Ambassador to Italy
By Dylan Byers President Obama has nominated the husband of his former health care communications director for a post as U.S. ambassador to Italy and San Marino, according to a new release from The White House. John R. Phillips, a Washington lawyer who currently serves as Chair of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, is...
Ky. Voices: Kentucky culture rooted in opportunities for immigrants
By Kiran Bhatraju In the late 1920s, an Italian immigrant with a funny last name arrived in the heart of Appalachia to join the thousands of Scots-Irish who found good wages in the coalfields. He could have moved to New York or Chicago, but he instead came to Perry County to work as a stonemason. His arrival was not uncommon. Appalachian...
Italian Folk & Gypsy Influences; Newpoli at Oberon
Sometimes you don't understand what you have until you leave it behind. It can be people, places. It can even be the music. That's definitely the case with Newpoli. When the founding members left Italy to study jazz at Berklee College of Music, they never imagined that they'd end up performing the folk music of their homeland. But the pull of sout...
Broadening the appeal of Limoncello
A yellow Fiat 500 with the vanity license plate Peel L is more than just a promotional tool for liqueur-maker Peel - it's a metaphor. The adorable Italian subcompact, now manufactured in Mexico by Chrysler, has more than doubled its U.S. sales since it was introduced in 2011. "I envision us as similar to the Fiat company," said Peel c...
Neapolitan pizza comes to Harlem Avenue's Little Italy
by Michael Gebert Nick Nitti is a guy who owned a pizza parlor, and gave it up to follow his dream of opening . . . a different pizza parlor. Five years ago, he owned a New York-style slice place near the Board of Trade called Pizza Broker. Then he went to Naples. "I had my first taste of true Neapolitan pizza, and I absolutely fe...
Presentazione del Chapter Toscana di AmCham Italy
AmCham Italy, insieme a Confindustria Toscana e Confindustria Firenze, ha organizzato un incontro con le istituzioni, la stampa locale, il mondo imprenditoriale e professionale a Firenze lunedì 16 settembre. In occasione dell'incontro, il nuovo Rappresentante Locale di AmCham Italy per la Regione Toscana, Lorenzo Parrini, Partner di Deloitte F...
SF Opera Celebrates Bicentennials of Verdi and Wagner
San Francisco Opera celebrates the bicentennial births of two of opera's most important composers—Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner. Renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel returns to San Francisco in the title role of Verdi's beloved comedy Falstaff, conducted by San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti. Falstaff opens October 8 and runs for...
Borough President joins Italian consul general, Caruso grandson at Enrico Caruso Museum
By Nino Pantano To hear the Honorable Consul General of Italy Natalia Quintavalle cordially calling Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz "Marty" was music to our ears. Both Markowitz and Quintavalle, accompanied by her deputy, Lucia Pasqualini, were visiting the Enrico Caruso Museum of America for the first time on Monday, Oct. 7 Th...
Priceless Italian Treasure Is Shown Off In Rare Exhibition
Dazzling with diamonds, emeralds and gold, 70 pieces of treasure — said to be some of the most valuable in the world — have been transported from a vault in a Naples cathedral to a museum in Rome. They'll stay there until February, marking the first time they've ever been displayed outside of Naples. The head of the foundation organizing t...
Italian art: The Venice Biennial
WTI Magazine #5 2013 Nov, 15Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti The 55th International Venice Biennial Art Exhibition, entitled "The Encyclopedic Palace", will close in two weeks. Differently from the Venice Biennial Film Festival, which despite its name is held every year, th...
Nba, Marco Belinelli è il miglior tiratore da tre con il 55%
A vederlo lassù, in cima alla classifica dei migliori tiratori da tre, fa impressione. Come vederlo scagliare con precisione quasi assoluta quei missili dalla distanza nel canestro (ultima vittima Orlando, schiacciata con un 4/4), a bersaglio con una precisione che mai aveva avuto nella sua carriera. Marco Belinelli è il re dei tiratori: 22 triple...