An American tale: Revising a history carved in stone
It was Sept. 27, 1927, and in White Plains, N.Y., an immigrant man from nearby Port Chester was setting down on paper the first steps of an American journey – detailing how he arrived in America in 1920 aboard the vessel Dante Alighieri and listing his occupation as "granite cutter." It's his Petition for Naturalization, in which Luigi Del...
Here’s The Full Program Of The 2017 Rossini Opera Festival
Stage direction will be a leading feature of the XXXVIII edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, which will be inaugurated on the 10th August 2017. The first production will be by the celebrated Catalan group La Fura dels Baus, following their successes in the leading international theatres, who will stage Le siège de Corinthe, Rossini's fi...
The ten most magical Christmas markets in Italy
The Christmas season has officially begun, with many of Italy's festive markets opening up over the weekend and more set to follow as advent continues. Many of the biggest markets are in the South Tyrol region bordering Austria, but there are festive delights to be found across the entire country, each offering a unique twist alongside the staples...
Andrea Bocelli on his love of movie music, and a Houston singer
By Wei-Huan Chen Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's newest album, "Cinema," explores one aspect of music he's always been curious about - movie soundtracks. Featuring unforgettable tunes from the likes of Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini and Leonard Bernstein and with guest performances by wife Veronica Berti and pop singer Ariana Grande, t...
Socceritalians, Antongirolami (coach Rockhurst University) ci racconta la NCAA
La MLS è finita con la vittoria dei Seattle Sounders del Rookie of the Year, Jordan Morris, e anche la stagione del calcio collegiale è giunta al termine dopo appassionanti sfide da una parta all'altra degli Stati Uniti. In queste realtà sono molti i ragazzi italiani che, su diversi livelli, stanno dando una mano al movimento americano a c...
Marco T's Pizzeria
In a town where pizza crust is treated as a vehicle for conveying the most toppings possible to your mouth and most Italian restaurants are marketed as a vehicle for conveying pasta to your mouth, Marco T's Pizzeria is keeping it real. Each of the eighteen items on their menu has only a handful of ingredients and there's nary a pasta noodle to be s...
L'8 ottobre a New York la Columbus Day Parade
Si avvicina ormai il tradizionale ed atteso appuntamento con la Columbus Day Parade, che, giunta alla sua 68.ma edizione, si terrà il prossimo lunedì 8 ottobre a New York. La parata, che sarà trasmessa in diretta televisiva dalla Abc, avrà inizio alle 11.30 e, partendo dalla 47th Street, si snoderà lungo la Fifth Avenue per giungere infine alle 15...
Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame
The American Italian Cultural Center will be holding its 28th Annual Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet on Jan. 19, 2013, in New Orleans. The banquet supports the AICC's mission to honor and celebrate contributions of Italian Americans in the sports, entertainment, medical and civic fields. At the Hilton New Orleans Ri...
Luca Bella: Italian-American, Family-Style Tastiness
If you were to step into Luca Bella in Aventura, perhaps after shopping at the nearby mall or maybe, like most patrons, after driving from Williams Island in your Mercedes-Benz, you might notice a dish named "burnt cauliflower" at the menu's end. It's a peculiar offering, but waiters suggest this contorno (side dish) as eagerly as the lobster ravio...
Italian Legend Giovanni Soldini Breaks World Record
SAN FRANCISCO - It wasn't the first time an Italian had sailed from New York, around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America, and into the San Francisco Bay. Most Italians in San Francisco have family stories of their great-grandfathers making the same arduous voyage a century and a half ago, and with much less fanfare. When Captain Giovanni...
Italian-American group to promote heritage on Seacoast
PORTSMOUTH — A group of Seacoast residents of Italian heritage has announced the formation of a new Italian-American Heritage Association of Greater Portsmouth. "This is really exciting. We've been working on this since last summer," said Valerie Capodelupo Koloshey of Rye, who has been named the group's president. Koloshey and Delmira Pirini Mor...
Coming soon: Delizioso Italian cured meats
Salami, coppa, culatello, pancetta. Local businesses that traffic in Italian cured pork products are excited about the possibility of importing more of these delizioso meats from regions of northern Italy that have been off-limits to American palates for decades.