Speranza Scappucci: My “Rondine” and Puccini, at the Italian Institute of Culture
Speranza Scappucci is conducting La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini’s “Viennese” Opera, at the Metropolitan Opera until April 20. Scappucci will talk about this little jewel of the Tuscan composer with musicologist Harvey Sachs at the Italian Institute of Culture (686 Park Avenue) on April 8, 6pm. It will also be the occasion to get to know better one of...
Iconic Italian artist Zucchero talks about performing for a New York audience
A staple of Italy's musical scene, Zucchero is the kind of artist that inherently resonates with New York audiences as well: rough around the edges but an inarguable artistic genius. The 68-year-old is considered the father of Italian blues, after all, and has performed on this side of the Atlantic plenty of times since his 1983 debut LP, “Un Po' d...
NYC’s AC Milan fanatics show the changing face of US soccer
“There weren’t many kids at school that used to follow soccer the way I did. I’d wear the jerseys to school and people didn’t even know what it was. I would wear my AC Milan jersey and they would be like ‘What’s OPEL?’” Life-long AC Milan fan Franco was born in 1982, in the dying days of the United States’ first national soccer league, NASL. Soccer...
Eduardo De Filippo, the Great Neapolitan Playwright, at Casa Italiana-NYU
On the 40th anniversary of Eduardo De Filippo’s death, the life and career of one of the most important actors and playwrights in Italy will be told in two parts at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò. The first part on April 8, at 5 pm, will focus on the beginnings: the family he was born in, the work with his sister Titina and his brother Peppino, and t...
Joe Marano Brings KEEPING YOUR ITALIAN DAD AWAKE SINCE 1998 To 54 Below In May
Joe Marano makes his 54 Below and NYC solo concert debut in Keeping Your Italian Dad Awake Since 1998. Marano keeps your Italian dads, moms, brothers, sisters, aunts, and any other relative awake with the music of the Great American Songbook while adding a flamboyant touch filled with tales of his over the-top Italian upbringing. Featuring selecti...
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2024 Announces Venues and Performance Schedule
The New York City-based Kairos Italy Theater along with the Italy-based KIT Italia and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU will present the 11th anniversary season of the In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, New York City’s premiere festival of Italian theater taking place in all five boroughs of NYC, April 29-May 13. Admission to all shows and e...
Italian community in New York embraces the Azzurri: exciting meeting in Manhattan
A 19-year-long embrace can only be emotional, and the one that the Italian community in New York wanted to reserve for the National Team could not have been more intense. From Newark, the Azzurri delegation reached Spring Place, an elegant venue in Manhattan, where NIAF hosted about 1,000 Italians for a cocktail reception between the Italian-Americ...
Italian Film Study with Wagner College Professor Holly Van Buren
When: Wednesday, April 10th from 6:30 to 8 pm - Where: Galleria at the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere La Dolce Vita: Fantasy and Modernity in Italian Cinema of the 1960s As a dramatic departure from the gritty realism of Italy’s Neorealist films of the 1940s and 1950s, Italian cinema of the 1960s embraces modernism and the director...
“The Italian Factor” – Presentation
For the past two years, Montes-Bradley has been researching this documentary, which shines a spotlight on the illustrious Piccirilli family of Italian sculptors in America. Most notably recognized for their masterful creation of the seated Lincoln adorning the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., the Piccirillis’ impact on public art is undeniable....
Award-Winning Short Film 'LENTINI' Set for Its Premiere New York City Screening at New Plaza Cinema
After garnering multiple awards at international film festivals, LENTINI directed by New York City-based filmmaker Alessia Mandanici, is set to captivate audiences at its New York City premiere on March 15th at New Plaza Cinema. The film is a poignant short that follows the journey of Mila, a German-Italian young woman who returns to Sicily for the...
The Opera on the piano: two Italian musicians in New York
Elena Buttiero e Anita Frumento, Italian musicians from Liguria, are the protagonists of the concert “Italian Opera for piano four hands”. The event is promoted by the Allegro con Moto Association of Savona in collaboration with the "Friends of Maple Grove" of New York. During the concert, music by Giuseppe Verdi, Gioacchino Rossini, Francesco Cile...
An Insight into Met Opera’s Italian Gems: ‘La Forza del Destino’ and ‘Turandot’
As the Metropolitan Opera re-emerged from its winter recess, it provided its audience with the pleasure of witnessing two contrasting Italian masterworks on stage. The Met’s fresh production of the somberly modern ‘La Forza del Destino’ by Mariusz Treliński graced the stage, soon accompanied by Franco Zeffirelli’s lavishly traditional ‘Turandot.’ T...