Forgotten Stories of Chicago's Italian Women Detailed in New Boo
Italian women — and their impact on more than 100 years of Chicago history — are the subject of a new book written and researched largely by Chicago residents. In the introduction to "Italian Women in Chicago," editor Dominic Candeloro states the book has been compiled in an attempt to "write" the wrongs of history with regards to Italian women's...
Northern Colorado opera theatre students to show Puccini opera
by Juliette Angoulvant UNC opera theatre students make Puccini's "La Rondine" come to life in their production, which opens this week on Thursday. Performances will be held on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Langworthy Theatre in Frasier Hall). The production was directed by associate professor of music Brian Clay Lue...
Travel getaway to Little Italy complete with handmade art, vino and authentic cuisine: Kristel's CLE
If you're a fan of experiencing different countries, but hate the long travel hours, Cleveland has a solution for you. From the wine selections, cozy shops and tantalizing eateries, Little Italy gives you a taste of authentic Italian culture. Founder of Vietri artwork, Frances Gravely celebrated her 30 years in business by signing her hand...
MSC Divina makes changes for the American market
by Marjie lambert The MSC Divina is a brassy, voluptuous ship. It has thousands of Swarovski crystals embedded in glass stairways, an infinity pool, Italian-style fountains and sculptures, tiny jewel-like lights in the ceilings and even a sexy red suite designed by Sophia Loren. Divina's heritage is mixed, but the effect is all Italia...
Study Law Abroad
I am pleased to announce that we have begun to accept applications for Catholic University Law School's 2014 International Human Rights Summer Law Program in Rome, Italy. The program is open to qualified JD and LL.M students and I hope that you will pass this information along to law students you know who may be interested in a 3-week study program...
Mariotti marks Lyric debut with ‘Barber’
by Kile MacMillan Like many other European musicians, fast-rising Italian conductor Michael Mariotti decided several years ago that he wanted to expand his European-centered career and take a stab at the vast American classical scene. The 34-year-old maestro started at the top, making inaugural appearances at the Washington (D.C.)...
Italian art: Benedetto Antelami
WTI Magazine #17 2014 Feb, 14Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti If there is a dark zone, or something that is little known of the Italian Art, this is surely the late Romanesque period and the beginning of the Gothic one. In that portion of the history of art, especially with regard to the sculpture, after Wi...
L'Italia ora è un affare per gli americani Ma dobbiamo raccontare meglio il Paese
"Gli americani devono investire in Italia, e devono farlo ora per garantirsi un buon affare per il futuro. Il nostro compito invece è spiegare l'Italia all'estero, senza filtri: per questo motivo mi impegnerò in prima persona perché nasca un canale all news in lingua inglese che racconti al mondo cos'è il nostro Paese". Fernando Napolitano...
Houston: Doppio appuntamento in primavera con Antonio Vivaldi
L'orchestra houstoniana "Mercury: the Orchestra Redefined" presenta due appuntamenti dedicati al grande compositore veneziano. Il 28 marzo Mercury eseguira' al Wortham Center del Cullen Theater il concerto "Dreams and Nightmares", una selezionen di concerti fantasiosi ed insoliti che vedra' il concerto per flauto di Antonio Vivaldi "La Not...
Italian Saxophone Quartet to play in Pasco on April 4
Four Italian guys wailing on a litany of saxophones in a number of music styles makes for a melodic evening of music. And on April 4, that's exactly what you will get when the Community Concerts Tri-Cities organization presents the Italian Saxophone Quartet concert. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Faith Assembly Church, 1800 N....
In Sonoma, an Italian Wine Renaissance
by David Hammond If you're over 50, the likelihood is high that the first wine you saw in your house was a bottle of Gallo, or Rossi, or some other low-priced Italian red, unless your dad was fancy, in which case you probably saw wines from Mondavi, another Italian. In the post-War II era, it was pretty much the Italians who revved up...
Italian family witnessed crash of WWII pilot, meets his Rock Hill family 71 years later
Gaetano and Caroline Simonelli were just children on a farm in Nazi-occupied Italy in 1943 when a fighter plane screamed across the sky and crashed within feet of their home. The pilot was killed. The Simonelli family, devout Roman Catholics, buried him right there on the farm. In a Rock Hill cemetery on Monday – 71 years later – an old m...