Anthony Nunziata: love songs from Broadway to Italy
The Italian The Award-Winning Singer & Songwriter Anthony Nunziata performs at Yorktown Stage in Yorktown Heights NY on Fri. Feb. 17 @ 7:30PM. Direct from his 50+ city 2022 concert tour of PAC’s, theaters, and symphony concert halls, Anthony Nunziata – the award-winning, critically-acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer – performs at Yorktown S...
21 Largest Italian Companies by Market Cap
The Italian economy is the third largest in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world, having a GDP of $2.11 trillion according to estimates from the World Bank It's a major European economic power and is home to some of the largest companies in Europe. The Italian economy is driven by the manufacturing of highquality consumer goods, such a...
“Happy Feast Day, St. Angela Merici!”
Ursuline Academy’s first and second graders marked the Jan. 27 feast day of their foundress, St. Angela Merici, by presenting an uplifting repertoire of songs to assisted living residents at Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans. The pitch-perfect concert, performed by students in the chapel and accompanied by the youngsters’ guitar-playing music t...
How can I see Italy without the crowds? The five biggest questions in travel in 2023
Should I book a flight ticket now for summer in Europe or wait? Book it now. The price of international airline tickets will probably ease as the number of flights to and from Australia increases, but if you're looking for a cheap flight, now is the time. Airlines open bookings 11 months in advance and the cheapest seats are the first to go. When t...
The Scalzotto family brings traditional northern Italian tastes and experiences to Colorado’s suburbs
Running Scalzotto Italian Restaurant, a trio of Italian restaurants in three different Front Range zip codes, might seem like a tough gig to pull off for a family with three kids younger than age 21. Combine that with scratch-made sauces just like real Italian mammas still make and hand-crafted pasta served in charmed small-town surroundings — all...
Enterprise and the Common Good: meet Benedetto Cotrugli
Anyone interested in grasping the origins and foundations of business economics or management science must contend with the fifteenth-century entrepreneur and humanist Benedetto Cotrugli and his work, The Book of the Art of Trade. Composed in 1458, the work remained in manuscript form for more than 100 years. It has come down to us by means of thre...
Honorary Consulate in Santa Fe, New Mexico
We are happy to announce that the new Honorary Consul for the State of New Mexico, Alessandro Minoli, has been appointed, in presence of Consul General Silvia Chiave, on Friday January 23rd 2023. The Honorary Consuls can assist in on various consular services however the scope of his functions and role is limited (see decree in Italian) and refer...
Ferrari is engineering simulated engine sounds (like most legacy automakers) for its future EVs
According to a recent patent filing, supercar specialist Ferrari intends to implement unique engine noises in its upcoming EVs. It just needs to build them first. The patent includes a system that reproduces combustion engine noises that can be synced with the increased acceleration of the vehicle’s electric motor(s). While this may simply sound li...
Zine Making Workshop at IAMLA
A Free Zine Making Workshop celebrating Pinocchio, led by artist and author Darrell Fusaro. Saturday, February 4, 2023, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST. The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. As part of the exhibition "A Real Boy: The Many Lives of Pinocchio", the IAMLA presents a free and engaging workshop le...
Il Giorno della Memoria – International Holocaust Remembrance Day! Film Screening
The Consulate of Italy in Detroit, in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, presents the screening of two movies, Twenty Minutes, directed by Daniele Esposito and Piazza, directed by Karen Di Porto, in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 3:30 pm at the Maple Theatre located...
A tour of the most important Italy's Jewish quarters
Visiting a Jewish quarter means approaching a fascinating world that perhaps many people still know too little about. It's not only a very ancient civilization, from which the three main monotheistic religions are derived, but also a culture with a strong identity that has found expression in literature, art, phylosophy, complex symbolism, and even...
I'm an American who went to Rome for the first time. Here are 12 things that surprised me.
Last fall, I worked remotely and traveled across Europe, visiting friends and exploring some of the big cities I'd heard so much about. I went to a few places in Italy during my childhood, but I'd never been to the capital, so I was excited to see Rome. I spent two days and three nights sightseeing, eating, and trying to soak in the Eternal City....