The Music of Dreams According to Italian Composer and Conductor Fabrizio Mancinelli
When he performed for his neighbors as a child, Fabrizio Mancinelli already knew what he wanted: "One of my biggest dreams was, one day, to compose for Disney...". Natural talent and determination. Add a hint of fortune and, as in the best Disney tradition, dreams can come true. Fabrizio was born in Trentino but he always lived in L'A...
Get your nets and opera glasses out for 'Madama Butterfly' season
Opera composer Giacomo Puccini was a talented, tall, dark and handsome Italian man with a flair for fashion. The ladies loved him. His fans adored him. But under that smart top-hat was a mind full of misgivings. "You hear this stunning music and you think, this man must have been the most confident person in the world. And yet, h...
Lido Civic Club announces grant to support students taking AP Italian Language Exam
The Lido Civic Club of Washington D.C. is pleased to announce that it will grant an award of $2,225 to the Casa Italiana Language School/Ente Gestore, to help support and promote the continuation of the AP Italian Language & Culture exam. The grant will be used by the Ente Gestore to award $89, the fee for taking the AP Italian Languag...
Expo 2015: Gli insegnanti della "Marconi" di New York a Milano
Nel corso della missione istituzionale a New York per la promozione del sistema di istruzione e formazione lombardo anche nell'ambito delle iniziative legate ad EXPO 2015, l'assessore all'Istruzione, Formazione e Lavoro di Regione Lombardia ha visitato la Scuola d'Italia "Guglielmo Marconi" di New York. La "Marconi" è l'unica scuola parita...
The Royal Palace of Caserta focuses an exhibit on the artist’s duality
The Royal Palace in Caserta opens its historic apartments to host Secret Vanvitelli: His Painters from Conca to Giaquinto (La Cathedra Petri) until October 31st. The exposition sheds light on Luigi Vanvitelli the painter, and Vanvitelli the artist-inventor of decorative art, while at the same time looking at works by some of his most estee...
Small Utopias: Italian architecture of the third millennium between history, research and innovation
SMALL UTOPIAS: Italian architecture of the third millennium between history, research and innovation is an exhibition on the "new" Italian architecture curated and designed by MAXXI Architettura for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The itinerary of the show explores the most notable tendencies in new Italian architecture by focusing on thre...
Nutella to mark 50th anniversary with worldwide celebrations, New York concert
The first pot of the addictive mix was made in Alba, northwest Italy, in April 1964. The anniversary celebrations begin in Alba on Saturday and events are also being planned in 50 countries, including Canada, Germany, Russia and the United Arab Emirates, ending with a concert in New York on Monday. The plans come as New Yorkers queded to...
L'Italia dei libri va all'estero
Un'occasione sia di scoprire le novità dell'industria editoriale statunitense che di presentare titoli italiani da tradurre, che si terrà dal 29 al 31 maggio a New York. L'ICE - Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane in collaborazione con l'Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) organizza come ogni anno...
Majolica expert Igor Bertolucci to speak at il Cenacolo luncheon
Igor Bertolucci, majolica expert and cinematographer, will speak at Il Cenacolo Italian Cultural Club at their Thursday luncheon this week, June 12, 2014. His topic will be: "The Art and Craft of Majolica Pottery," and will include a video presentation. Pottery has accompanied human civilization since the dawn of time. At first used primarily as c...
Ratifica accordo Italia-USA/ La Marca (PD): patto che rafforza la sicurezza e rispetta la privacy
Deputata Pd eletta in Nord America, Francesca La Marca è intervenuta ieri nell'Aula di Montecitorio per la dichiarazione di voto a nome del Partito Democratico sul provvedimento di ratifica dell'accordo tra Italia e Stati Uniti sul rafforzamento della cooperazione nella prevenzione e lotta alle forme gravi di criminalità. Il voto favorevol...
Italian Sweets Shop Brings Little-Known Treats to Chelsea
A new bakery and sweets shop opening this weekend aims to bring little-known Italian treats to the Big Apple. Crave.it, which opens on Saturday at 546 Sixth Ave., will serve up contemporary Italian desserts and foods including xaeti veneziani, a Venetian polenta and raisin cookie, and pizette, bite-sized pizzas made from pastry dough. &nb...
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