Ennio Morricone: 10 unforgettable soundtracks
by Jonathan Bazzi Ennio Morricone (Rome, 1928) started out as a trumpeter, but became the composer of the most beautiful and memorable soundtracks in film history. From early on he was successful in the spaghetti western genre, writing the music for the great masterpieces of Sergio Leone. As early as the 1960s he composed for nume...
Fresco Italiano: Traveling to Tuscany
by Nina King For a place so new, this feels so completely comfortable. The new Fresco Italiano in Westgate channels that open-air dining experience we so often associate with Tuscany—a peaceful table laden with delights. The décor here actually pulls in several elements of Italian influence, including the stone patio, elegant dining room...
Rapture restored to Bernini’s Baroque masterpiece after clean-up reveals unity of design
by Hannah McGivern Five hundred years after the birth of St Teresa of Avila (1515-82), Gian Lorenzo Bernini's emotive Baroque sculpture of the Spanish nun experiencing religious ecstasy has been restored. Conservators cleaned almost two decades of grime from statues in the Cornaro chapel of the Santa Maria della Vittoria church in Rome, i...
Gelato World Champion is Italy, followed by Spain and Australia
The overall winner of this years Gelato World Championship is Italy, followed by Spain and Australia. The Team USA came in 7th in the overall classification. Fourteen countries qualified and were accepted by the organizers, but Germany withdrew on short notice. The countries participating this year were Argentina, Australia, Chile, Italy,...
Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County to meet on Feb. 16
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 6:45 p.m., at The Farm House at The Grand Colonial on Rt. 173 in Asbury. Kevin Corcoran, owner of Artista Salumeria in Chester, will be the guest speaker. Corcoran will speak about the traditional regional Italian classics he sells. Some of their...
Shore actress, 10, makes magic in 'Matilda'
by Ilana Keller GiaNina Paolantonio's performance in "Matilda" on Broadway is mind-boggling. Literally. The 10-year-old from Oakhurst plays Amanda Thripp in the hit musical, a student who is memorably picked up and thrown by her pigtails by the evil headmistress Miss Trunchbull. GiaNina is quick to single out that moment...
Rudolph Valentino Biopic In the Works From 'Ace Ventura' Composer
Robert Folk, the composer for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, is set to produce and score a film about Rudolph Valentino, the heartthrob of Hollywood's early silent era, starring Isabella Rossellini and the voice talents of Franco Nero. Folk, who has dozens of film scores to his credit, including those for Police Academy and The Never Endi...
We the Italians: cento italiani d’America in un libro
di Anna Cugini Nessun posto sarebbe stato più appropriato ad ospitare la presentazione del libro di Umberto Mucci, We the Italians, Two Flags One Heart: One Hundred Interviews, dell'Italian American Museum. In una Little Italy che ormai è solo un lontano ricordo di ciò che l'Italia e la sua comunità rappresentano veramente oggi negli Stati Uniti e...
The Italian town where residents live to 100 – and scientists want to know why
People living in a remote Italian town are to be studied in order to try and discover why they live so long. Situated on the western coast of southern Italy, the town of Acciaroli has a disproportionately high number of centenarians in its population of about 2,000. The study, to be conducted by American and Italian scientists, will attem...
Italian culture and history: Cosenza
WTI Magazine #78 2016 April 15Author : italia.it Translation by: It is one of the most populated provinces in Italy and the eighth for extension. With its 367 miles of coast, the Province of Cosenza occupies 44.1% of the surface of Calabria, essentially the entire central and northern part of the region. Calabria's singular landscape...
New partnership aims to have Italian firms saying 'Ciao, Washington'
The D.C. region could be in store for a potentially heavy dose of sviluppo economico, at least for those real estate developers, landlords and government officials who know the Italian translation for economic development. That's the goal of an international pact forged by D.C.-based Lang Strategies LLC and Italian firm Marazzi & Advisors, whi...
Italian-American Cultural and Heritage Society names distinguished citizen
The Italian-American Cultural and Heritage Society of Washington County has named Mark P. Seraly, M.D., as its distinguished citizen for 2016. Each year, the society honors outstanding individuals of Italian-American heritage who have not only excelled professionally but have also demonstrated extraordinary commitment to help others throug...