Recalling Cus D’Amato and his boxing champs
Two Stocktonians appear in “Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D’Amato,” a new book by Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion. One is San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti. The other is his father, Anthony Patti. Both fought in New York for D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and manager. “Everybody from the East Side, Cus was like a...
American Italian Heritage Museum: A Christmas Concert
Rosanne G. Hargrave Soprano Michael Clement Piano. Light the Season with musical renditions from the Italian, Latin and English languages including composers Adams, Franck, Schubert, Torme, Mozart, De Liguori and Yon. Classical, Sacred and traditional favorites. Browse the mu-seum exhibits as you enjoy the décor and ambiance! Lovely dessert recepti...
Garden State Philharmonic: "Aldo Finzi Concert" alla Carnegie Hall
“Have my music performed” Fate risuonare le mie musiche. Domenica, 17 Dicembre, 2017 ore 20.00. Stern Auditorium / CARNEGIE HALL. PRESENTATO DA ACE srls http://www.acemilano.com/it Aldo Finzi (1897 – 1945) è stato un grande compositore italiano and è internazionalmente riconosciuto come uno dei più importanti musicisti della storia, un “Maestro” me...
‘Naples ’44’ remembers Italy during WWII
The new film Naples ’44, currently playing the Film Forum in New York City, depicts the events during and after World War II in one of the most dynamic cities of the world. Naples, Italy, faced many obstacles during the Nazi occupation and fascist era, and they were poignantly brought to bear in Norman Lewis’ original memoir. Now director Francesco...
Duchessi family well-known in Amsterdam
Two of Amsterdam’s Duchessi brothers may be sparring in heaven. In 1935, much to his mother’s chagrin, Peter Duchessi started boxing and became the first member of the family to use the nickname Duke. He was proud that he was able to go six rounds against future champ Sugar Ray Robinson. He fought 71 fights and had 57 victories, 15 of them knockout...
America lontana e bella: il lungo viaggio di Joseph Tusiani raccontato da Michele Màngano
Manhattan, undicesimo piano di un elegante palazzo a due passi da Central Park, il "polmone verde" di New York: è lì che Michele Màngano in viaggio negli USA incontra, nella sua casa, Joseph Tusiani, 93enne scrittore, poeta e traduttore di fama mondiale originario di San Marco in Lamis, in provincia di Foggia. Il Maestro Màngano offre a Tusiani un...
Second Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation Fundraiser attracts MLB’s finest on December 7, 2017
Kicking off its inaugural event last year honoring National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza at Carmine’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Brooklyn, New York, the Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) has set out to make this year’s festivities better than ever by presenting guest of honor Bobby Valentine with a commissioned portrait of the Ita...
Voce d'Angelo: The Artistry of Renata Tebaldi
December 7 (Thursday) 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Voce d'Angelo: The Artistry of Renata Tebaldi. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY. Admission: Members $20; Non-Members $25. Contact: 914-771-8700 [email protected] A one-hour video presentation in celebration of the beloved soprano from Italy who thrilled audiences through...
A Bronx Tale Celebrates One Year on Broadway
A Bronx Tale — The Musical celebrated its first year on Broadway yesterday, November 29, at the Longacre Theatre. The musical adaptation of book writer Chazz Palminteri's acclaimed solo show opened December 1, 2016. A Bronx Tale also stars Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero as Sonny, Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Lucia Giannetta as Rosina, and Bradley...
AlieNation: Three Topical Stories
With the Cherry Lane Theatre, Kairos Italy Theater has produced three new plays from Italy by established Italian playwrights. Directed by Laura Caparrotti, each play deals with perception of ‘the other,’ telling stories about encounters with people from different cultures. As stories the works are topical and compelling, as theatrical pieces they...
Gianandrea Noseda Returns to a New York Philharmonic in Transition
By staid current standards, this week’s subscription program of the New York Philharmonic should perhaps be seen as a mild adventure. It includes a suite from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh,” of 1904, which the orchestra programmed only once before, in 1994; and Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony, of 1935-38, which t...
Award-Winning Italian Tenor Michéal Castaldo and Friends to Perform “Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo”
“Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo,” a traditional Italian Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Micheal Castaldo and friends, will take place on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:00p.m. at Alden Presbyterian Church, 13298 Broadway, Alden, NY 14004. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his chart-topping best-selling...