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The American University of Rome and the Sant'Anna Institute-Sorrento Lingue are pleased to announce a partnership. A Memorandum of Agreement was recently signed to signal the two institutions' commitment to work together and provide unique high quality educational experiences in Rome and Sorrento. To launch the partnership Sant'Anna will be offerin...

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L'Orto in Campania, uno dei fiori all'occhiello del Centro Commerciale Campania di Marcianise (Caserta), è stato scelto come sede per il workshop dedicato ai formatori del programma Orto in Condotta, organizzato dall'Ufficio Educazione di Slow Food Italia. Dal cinque al sette luglio, 50 educatori provenienti da tutta Italia e dagli Stati Uniti, si...

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By Mauro Battocchi   We're lucky to be graced by Pasquale Esposito, an internationally renown Italian tenor who will perform an intimate recital of Italian opera arias and Neapolitan songs in San Francisco on Sunday, October 20th. Mr. Esposito knows California since he studied music at the San Jose University School of Music earlier in his c...

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This week our interview tells a story of beauty. Four different beautiful things, actually. The first beauty is the donation of 500,000 $ by the late Italian American Ernest L. Pellegri, one of NIAF's donors. Mr. Pellegri passed away in April 2012 at age 83. He wanted to give back, and – as many other Italian Americans did and do – chose NIAF to be...

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by Claudia Baroncelli   If you are planning to pop the question to your sweetheart, but don't know how to do it and (above all) where to do it, you should know that Italy has plenty of romantic places to act as the perfect setting for your proposal. Here are Swide's suggestions.   Perhaps secondo only to your wedding day and the arriv...

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di Elena Scarici   Tutto è pronto. I lavori al Duomo di Napoli sono finiti. E tra poco sarà possibile, per napoletani e turisti, godere della splendida vista della città dalla terrazza della Cattedrale. È una delle opere realizzate grazie ai fondi del grande progetto Unesco per il Centro storico: 4 milioni di euro per migliorare la fruizione...

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Trained as a pizzaiolo and baker in Naples, Gennaro Lombardi came to America when he was just 14 years old. He settled in the Little Italy section of New York City, and began to bake for a small grocery store on Spring Street. He also started to bake and sell pizzas in the back of the store. Several years later, Gennaro purchased the grocery store...

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by Ron Miriello   Since viewing the John Turturro 2010 film Passione, I have been intrigued by the contradictions of Naples and, since seeing the 2011 Gianluca Migliarotti movie O'mast, I've been curious about its subject, the custom tailors of Naples.   Naples has always been and still is the bespoke tailoring center or Italy. Famili...

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by Mauro Battocchi   For those who may have forgotten the meaning of Italian passion, the Viva L'Italia Gala event at the Fairmont Hotel this past Saturday served as an enthralling reminder. The energy and joy in the room was palpable, as guests enjoyed an ardent performance in support of Naples and bringing the Teatro di San Carlo to San Fr...

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By Giovanni di Napoli   On Sunday (Nov. 24th) I had the great pleasure of attending Cucina della Nonna ("Grandma's Kitchen"), the first of hopefully many celebrations of Neapolitan food, family, and culture sponsored by the Federazione dell Associazioni della Campania USA.   The event included participants from several mutual aid soci...

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