Donne al Centro An Evening with with Cristiana Pegoraro - Friday, March 10
If you missed Cristiana Pegoraro in the fall, make sure you put Friday, March 10 on your calendar. The evening of music and poetry influenced & inspired by women begins with a reception at 6:15 PM. Columbus Citizens Foundation - 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 RSVP Here. Cristiana's return to the Townhouse is dedicated to women and passion,...
Treachery, greed fuel early opera ’L’incoronazione di Poppea’
A new staging of the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea, or The Coronation of Poppea, is set to debut this weekend at the Anderson Center’s Chamber Hall. Leading the Binghamton University production are music director Julius Abrahams and stage director David Carl Toulson ’97. Based loosely on the life of Emperor Nero (referred to as Emperor Nerone in...
Francesco Bonvini Earns Scholarship to College of Staten Island
Francesco Bonvini is taking the next step in his baseball career by playing at the College of Staten Island on a scholarship. A previous recipient of an Italian American Baseball Foundation scholarship, Bonvini, an Italian native from Parma, is living out his dream of playing baseball in America. He played last season at Kingsborough Community Coll...
Claudia Cardinale at MoMA
MoMA (11 West 53 Street, Manhattan, NY) Floor T2/T1. The Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center. Through Feb 21. In collaboration with Cinecittà, Rome, MoMA celebrates the Tunisian-born Italian actress and women’s rights activist Claudia Cardinale with a retrospective that spans her nearly 70-year career, featuring 23 films, including 17 restorati...
Chewing the Fat – An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita
When: Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10 am - Organized by Casa Belvedere – The Italian Cultural Foundation Karima Moyer-Nocchi will give a live virtual lecture based on her book: Chewing the Fat – An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita. This highly engaging and visually driven presentation will examine ways in which the politics of th...
Allegheny's Fanelli Awarded Scholarship from Italian American Baseball Foundation
Many big names from the baseball world attended the seventh annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Gala in Brooklyn on December 1.The guest list featured several current and former major leaguers, executives, and media personalities, such as Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, MLB's Senior Vice President of International Jim Small, and New York...
Anthony Nunziata: love songs from Broadway to Italy
The Italian The Award-Winning Singer & Songwriter Anthony Nunziata performs at Yorktown Stage in Yorktown Heights NY on Fri. Feb. 17 @ 7:30PM. Direct from his 50+ city 2022 concert tour of PAC’s, theaters, and symphony concert halls, Anthony Nunziata – the award-winning, critically-acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer – performs at Yorktown S...
An Evening of Love Songs for your Valentine with Vanessa Racci
On Friday, February 17, we will be offering a special dinner and An Evening of Love Songs for your Valentine with Vanessa Racci. The cocktail reception begins at 6PM, followed by the performance, dinner, and a decadent dessert. The cost is $135 per person. Beverages served during dinner will be billed on consumption. Book now to reserve your table!...
FURIOSUS (North American Premiere)
When: Thu, 02/16/2023 at 7:30pm - Where: Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St) Inspired by Orlando Furioso, one of the best-known works in Italian literature, the two act opera Furiosus with libretto by Flora Gagliardi takes us on a galactic journey from earth to moon, from mythical to human, highlighting the vicissitudes of life, lov...
Cristiana Pegoraro plays at Park Avenue to Support Italy-USA Musical Ties
To promote musical interchange between Italy and the United States, Italian pianist Cristiana Pegoraro performed on Park Avenue on Sunday, the 23. Acclaimed pianist Cristiana Pegoraro has played in prestigious venues all over the world, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Royal College of Music, Festspielhaus, and Auditoriu...
Monica Bellucci Takes on Her First Stage Show as Opera Legend Maria Callas: 'Beauty Deserves Risks'
Italian screen siren Monica Bellucci makes the leap to the stage by embodying 20th-century soprano Maria Callas. In Letters and Memoirs, directed by Tom Volf and playing in New York at the Beacon Theater on Friday, Jan. 27, Bellucci, 58, channels the Greek opera legend as she recites Callas' previously unpublished letters and writings to tell the s...
Save the date: Joe DiMaggio awards dinner on April 4, 2023
The Italian American Baseball Foundation is partnering with the Columbus Citizens Foundation to present the Joe DiMaggio Award. This year’s honorees will be Baseball Hall of Famer and Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza and Lou Tallarini, President of Real Property Investors and a former CCF President and Chairman. Join us on April 4 at the CCF Townhous...