An Interview with Etta Scollo
by Alejandro Luque In spite of still being young, Etta Scolla (Catania 1958) is an authentic encyclopaedia of traditional Sicilian music. Genes, love of her homeland and an insatiable curiosity have conspired to keep this rich legacy alive: alive, that is, not as an archaeological reconstruction, but as a breathing phenomenon, which contin...
Rome unveils makeover plan to greet millions of Jubilee visitors
by Andrea Marini Rome is getting a makeover ahead of the Vatican's special Jubilee celebration that starts December 8 and runs through November 20, 2016. Yesterday, the Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino unveiled 50 new public works projects to be completed by December 31, 2015 at a cost of €50 million. Given that time is tight, th...
Remainder of the Bertone concept car collection, rights to the Bertone name goes up for sale
by Daniel Strohl The long and slow collapse of the Bertone coachbuilding corporation appears as though it will come to an end this month as Lilli Bertone, the widow of company scion Nuccio Bertone, has put up for sale the last vestiges of the company, including dozens of concept cars and the rights to the Bertone name itself. Afte...
Il vino sannita alla conquista degli Stati Uniti d'America, ecco il progetto "SannioShire @States”
È stato siglato, lo scorso 23 settembre, l'atto costituto di una nuova Ati (Associazione Temporanea di Imprese) che punterà alla valorizzazione del vino sannita oltre i confini nazionali. Cinque le aziende che hanno sottoscritto l'intesa: "La Guardiense" di Guardia Sanframondi in qualità di ente capofila, la Cantina Sociale di Solopaca, la "Ce...
Commercio Estero: a settembre riprende la crescita per import ed export
I dati relativi al Commercio Estero nel mese di settembre 2015 diffusi dall'ISTAT, fotografano un aumento congiunturale per esportazioni ed importazioni, mentre il surplus commerciale è di 2,2 miliardi di euro (+1,9 miliardi a settembre 2014). L'export italiano - dopo tre mesi di flessione - cresce nuovamente (+1,6%) in ragione dell'aument...
Visita ufficiale Console Usa per il Sud Italia, Barrosse: “La Calabria è bellissima”
By Marina Malara Prima visita ufficiale in Calabria del Console generale degli Stati Uniti d'America per il Sud Italia. La sede di questo consolato si trova a Napoli e proprio in questi giorni la Signora Colombia A. Barrosse si trova a Reggio Calabria per conoscere meglio uno dei territori che fanno parte della sua competenza consolare. &...
The secret behind Italy’s rarest pasta
By Eliot Stein Away from its famed cerulean seas, Sardinia's craggy interior is a twisting maze of deep chasms and impenetrable massifs that shelter some of Europe's most ancient traditions. Residents here still speak Sardo, the closest living form of Latin. Grandmothers gaze warily at outsiders from under embroidered veils. And, in a mod...
Condé's Night at the Opera
La Scala has rarely seen a more fashionable— and powerful — audience. Giorgio Armani, Prada's Patrizio Bertelli, Stefano Pilati, Diego Della Valle, Alberta Ferretti, Renzo Rosso, Roberto Cavalli, Frida Giannini and a healthy sampling of Ferragamos, Zegnas, Missonis and Marzottos were among industry heavyweights who joined a battalion of Condé Nast...
La Grande Bellezza nominated for Golden Globe
Italian film 'La Grande Bellezza' (The Great Beauty) has been nominated for a Golden Globe award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Thursday. Paolo Sorrentino's film, compared by some to the work of the great Federico Fellini, has been nominated as Best Foreign Language Film in the awards to be announced next month. The Golden Globes hon...
Verona a stelle e strisce
Il 3 e il 4 marzo al Due Torri Hotel di Verona si terrà la diciassettesima edizione di Showcase Usa-Italy, l'annuale workshop promosso da US Commercial Service in collaborazione con l'associazione Visit USA Italia, di cui Mondointasca è socio onorario, e Brand Usa. L'evento sarà il punto di incontro tra espositori statunitensi, rappresenta...
Italy, luxury car interiors boost Poltrona Frau’s 2013 sales
Italian high-end furniture firm Poltrona Frau said on last Thursday sales rose 10.5 percent last year, boosted by steep gains in Italy and from its "Luxury in Motion" division, which fits out yachts, cars and planes with leather interiors. Poltrona Frau, which reached a buyout agreement with U.S. office furnisher Haworth in February, said full-year...
The people have spoken: Topics of interest for Italians living abroad
I recently had the chance to spend some time in various cities in the United States and Canada, where I attended several community events and celebrations. These are great opportunities for me to get in touch with my constituents and listen to their concerns and requests. There are three themes that come up the most when speaking to Italia...