A Verdi Festival with Music, Parma Prosciutto and Cheese Tastings at IIC-NY
It’s going to be a Verdi extravaganza at the Italian Institute of Culture in New York. The FESTIVAL VERDI DAY on Wednesday, May 29, will kick off at 5pm with a lecture-recital by renowned scholar Francesco Izzo, Director of the Accademia Verdiana. At 6 pm, the Festival Verdi and Verdi Off 2024 presentation will start, followed by a 7:30 pm Cocktail...
New York City Opera presents Puccini Celebration Celebrating 100 Years of Giacomo Puccini as part of Bryant Park Picnic Performances
New York City Opera kicks off Celebrating 100 Years of Giacomo Puccini, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the passing of Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest opera composers in history, and kicks off with Puccini Celebration as part of the Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America on May 31 & June 1, 2024 at 7pm at Bryant Park...
Lega Serie A USA Taps Allied Sports for North American Commercials Sales
Lega Serie A USA today announced Allied Sports as an official agency of record, supporting the Italian soccer League's North American team headquartered in New York City. As part of Lega Serie A's expansion efforts in the United States, Allied Sports will lead commercial strategy and sales efforts to help maximize corporate partnership revenue, gro...
Teatro Grattacielo Presents The Young Artists Series: G. Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore
Teatro Grattacielo proudly announces The Young Artists Series: Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore, Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 1pm and Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 7pm at The Flea Theater, 20 Thomas St., NYC. Tickets are $50 are on sale now and available for purchase here. This co-production between Teatro Grattacielo, Camerata Bardi International Acad...
The Enchantment of Italian Opera, Hamptons Style
The Hamptons Festival of Music (TH·FM) will present its “Music Takes Flight! Italian Opera Through the Ages — Tour of the Hamptons,” a journey through the rich history of Italian opera, as part of its ongoing commitment to community outreach. This series of three concerts will take place at various community churches and educational outlets across...
The Sound of Sardinia (unplugged concert)
When: June 2, 4:15pm - Where: The Center at West Park, 165W 86th street, New York NY - Free entrance. RSVP necessary HERE Cosponsored by the Municipality of Bonorva, with the support of the Department of Industry of the Sardinia Region, MusaMadre presents a two-day event in New York on May 31st and June 2nd on the themes of Sardinian cultural arts,...
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2024. A roundtable with the artistic delegation
June 1, 2024. 4:30 pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street, NY. Registration here. On the occasion of the 23rd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Film at Lincoln Center, May 30 – June 6, 2024. A roundtable with the representatives of the artistic delegation: Edoardo de Angelis, Piero Messina, Laura Luchetti, Alain Parroni, Gin...
That’s Amore - Celebrating Italian-American History
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Broadway stars Casey Garvin, Analise Scarpaci, Rachel Zatcoff, and more in That’s Amore: Celebrating Italian American History on June 20, 2024 at 7pm. That’s Amore will celebrate Italian American music, tradition, and history, featuring popular songs you know and love like “Quando, Quando, Quando,” “Mambo...
The unstoppable Josephine Maietta lives the Italian American dream
Each year, through the prestigious Donna Distinta Award, we honor women of Italian descent to spotlight their contributions, from culture and industry to philanthropy and activism. The second 2024 Donna Distinta Award goes to Cav. Josephine Maietta. For the past seven years, Cav. Josephine Maietta has produced and hosted the radio talk show "Sabat...
Westchester Italian Film Festival returns to Picture House cinemas for three-day run May 17-19
The Picture House Regional Film Center announced today that the Westchester Italian Film Festival will take place the weekend of May 17-19, 2024, in partnership with the Italian American Forum. Opening night, at The Picture House Bronxville, will begin with a dessert reception before a screening of Alejandro Monteverde’s Cabrini and a special in p...
Giovanni da Verrazzano: From the Renaissance to New York City
On April 17th, the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Da Verrazzano's discovery of New York Harbor, NIAF held a private screening of the upcoming documentary “Giovanni da Verrazzano: From the Renaissance to New York City” at the Paley Center in NYC! After the film presentation, guests were treated to a panel discussion featuring the film’s director and...
Pavarotti kept a secret pasta stash at the Met Opera for snacking between arias
Best known for his thundering tenor voice, inimitable stage presence, and jubilant personality, the great Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti also had a lifelong penchant for pasta. Nicknamed ‘The King of the High Cs’, after a 1973 Metropolitan Opera performance saw him sing nine consecutive crystal clear notes, Pavarotti’s rider reportedly call...