Cristina Fontanelli's 15th Annual Christmas in Italy
Award-winning singer and PBS-TV host for Andrea Bocelli and Il Volo, Cristina Fontanelli presents the annual musical celebration, Christmas in Italy. Songs and arias include Mamma, Ave Maria, and Neapolitan favorites such as Torna a Surriento. The children of the Little Language Studio of Brooklyn will sing the traditional Italian Christmas carol T...
Aristide Sigismondi: artista di grande successo negli Stati Uniti dagli anni ’20 agli anni ’30. Fu vero ambasciatore del dialetto abruzzese
Aristide, Francesco, Raffaele Sigismondi nacque a Lanciano, strada del Popolo, il 20 settembre del 1882 da Alfredo (ventiquattrenne “impiegato” figlio di Francesco e Rosolina) e da Rosa De Ritis (ventunenne figlia di Antonio e Giulia Scopinaro). I genitori di Aristide si erano sposati il 29 gennaio del 1881. Il giovane Aristide decise di lasciare l...
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University: 15Th Annual Italian Cinema Festival
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 2-8 PM and Sunday, December 9, 2018, 2-8 PM. Stony Brook University, Wang Center Lecture Hall 1, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794. The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University in collaboration with the Associazione Culturale ArtMedia (Rome, Italy) will present "Italy on Screen Today/ EDIZIONE III " to...
When Juve meets NBA… it’s Juventus Night!
The 7 December NBA meeting of the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors, set to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, will be a night unlike any other. It’s going to be a Juventus Night! And it will be the first time that an italian football team collaborates with an NBA team during an NBA match and in an arena like the Barclays Center. Th...
When Puccini Came, Saw and Conquered New York City
He visited Little Italy and Chinatown, posed for pictures on the Brooklyn Bridge, marveled at the tall buildings and took in shows. He played cards in the back room of an Italian restaurant on 34th Street with the tenor Enrico Caruso. He was the toast of Gilded Age New York, thronged by reporters and cheered on by Vanderbilts and Astors. Giacomo Pu...
Alessandra Corona Performing Works, Dec.7&8 at Kirkland Arts Center
"W2! (Women too!)" choreographed by Manuel Vignoulle. "InnerActions" choreographed by Guido Tuveri. Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8 at 8 PM. Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, 29 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY (F train to York station). Tickets: $25. Reservations: www.smarttix.com or 212.868.4444. Dancers: Alessandra Corona, Michael Bishop, Brian Castillo, J...
Il Novara Gospel Choir è in trasferta a New York
In attesa della Winter Edition del Novara Gospel Festival, in programma il 15 e il 16 dicembre a Borgomanero, il Novara Gospel Choir si prepara a partire per il New York International Gospel Festival, organizzato da Richard Hartley. Acclamato cantante, musicista e compositore, l’artista era stato ospite della kermesse novarese nel 2016, dove aveva...
Ugo Tognazzi: Tragedies of a Ridiculous Man
From Wednesday, December 05, 2018 to Sunday, December 30, 2018. Organized by The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan, NY. In collaboration with Istituto Luce Cinecittà. Entrance with fee. In collaboration with Luce Cinecittà, Rome, MoMa celebrates Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi with a retrospective that spans his four-decade long caree...
Michéal Castaldo and Friends to Perform a “Christmas Concert with Michéal Castaldo” for New Dorp Moravian Church’s Concert Series, Staten Island, NY, Dec 1 at 7PM
“Christmas in Tuscany—A Concert with Michéal Castaldo,” a traditional Italian Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Michéal Castaldo and friends, will take place on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 7:00p.m. at New Dorp Moravian Church, 2205 Richmond Rd., Staten Island, NY 10306. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his...
Congratulations to Cristina Fontanelli
Congratulations to a longtime friend of NIAF whose singing has enlivened many NIAF events, Cristina Fontanelli, for receiving the Best Actress Award in Comedy in a major NYC Film Festival on October 21. The film “Santino” was directed by DJ Higgins, a former NIAF grant recipient for the Russo Brothers Film Forum. “Santino” was among the 60 films sc...
New York Marathon: il Consolato apre le porte ai maratoneti italiani
Venerdì prossimo, 2 novembre, alle 18.00, due giorni prima della Maratona di New York, il Consolato generale d’Italia aprirà le sue porte agli italiani che vivranno, sotto le più svariate forme, il sogno della 48esima Maratona. Anche quest’anno, anticipa il Consolato, l’Italia si conferma come uno dei paesi maggiormente rappresentati, con oltre 3mi...
College Life Italia, Nota: "Scelgo calcio e studi in USA"
La storia di Andreas Nota è quella di un ragazzo con le idee chiare, determinato ad inseguire il suo sogno e allo stesso tempo consapevole dell'importanza della formazione personale. Calcio e studio, due percorsi paralleli e di uguale importanza, che Andreas ha scelto di portare avanti con coraggio e con una maturità sorprendente. Finito il liceo,...