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Umberto Mucci

Umberto has a degree in Political Science and a master in Marketing and Communication. He is the founder and CEO of We the Italians and the representative in Italy of the Italian American Museum of New York. He gives lectures about History of Italian Emigration to the US, and he has published seven books about Italy and the US

  WTI Magazine #33    2014 June, 4Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   When you want to enjoy a movie, is it better the dubbed version, or the one in the original language? Surely it is better to watch it in the original language, maybe subtitled, not to miss the hidden meanings, the gags and the typical idiomatic expressions.    

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  WTI Magazine #33    2014 June, 4Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci      Translation by:   Katy Perry's Prismatic world has started. The singer had been counting down the days by posting a different outfit sketch on Instagram every day - and now we've seen her tour wardrobe on the stage.    

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   Music, bel canto, opera. A piece of Italian art in the world can be summed up in one great name, known and appreciated everywhere: Enrico Caruso. Enrico was born in Naples on February 25, 1873.  

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   The European elections' turnout was slightly higher than expected: the 58% of Italian voters cast their ballot. Generally speaking, the disaffection for the EU shows the lack of involvement citizens feel toward its institutions, often perceived as a bureaucrati...

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The Palio (contest) of Ferrara, in addition to being the oldest in the world, is peculiar for the type of race, which is a festival unlike many other contests with a competition formula that comes from actual wars between the contestants.    

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   There is an artist in Italy who has earned more than any other, in this first part of the twenty first century, the reputation of "child prodigy": the painter Roberto Ferri.   Already a decade ago, when he was in his early twenties, his name was big among the Rom...

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The Recco Focaccia Festival is a tasty feast that honors the typical product of the town of Recco, the focaccia bread. All around the town there are several free distribution points of focaccia simple or with onions, as well as bakeries members of the Consortium "Focac...

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The foundation of the village is linked to the legend of the discovery of a wooden cross.   It is said that a cow used to be alone from the group every day, and always squatted in the same place.

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin      Translation by:   The Torciano estate was founded in 1720 by Bartolomeo Giacchi, whom was originially from Florence, but moved to San Gimiganano. The winery became a place for passerbys on the way to Rome to rest and drink where the Giacchi family could sell their wines and...

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : buonenotizie.it      Translation by:   They are called Energy communities and are real communities territorially located - formed by companies, public administrations and citizens that can self-produce and consume energy in an intelligent way.    

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  WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   "I want to thank the Italian Air Force: it is only thanks to their effort that 50 years ago this process of development started". With these words, a very explanatory declaration of belonging, the entrepreneur Renato Giordano introduces us to his latest project,...

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  WTI Magazine #31    2014 May, 22Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   Florence, like many other Italian cities, never ceases to amaze: not only because of the many famous works of art and places of culture, popular all around the world, but also for not well known sites, lesser-famous but still beautiful, unusual and secluded at the...

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