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Si terrà il prossimo 22 settembre, la sesta edizione del Festival della Canzone Italiana di New York. Cinque cantanti provenienti dall'Italia e cinque dal resto del Mondo si sfideranno per il concorso organizzato dall'Associazione Culturale Italiana di New York, da anni impegnata nella promozione della cultura e della lingua italiana in America. La...

The Coney Island amusement park opened Sunday for another season — with a 1920s wooden roller-coaster and a new, steel one ready to roll at breakneck speeds.   In Luna Park, Italian amusement tycoon Alberto Zamperla joined Eric Adams as the Brooklyn borough president christened the Cyclone roller-coaster with a local tradition: cracking a bo...

September 15 (Thursday). In Search of Saint Francis of Assisi. A documentary film by John Embrahimian and Lawrence Richards.The film celebrates the life of this remarkable figure, and reveals in a thoughtful and compelling manner an oftentimes surprising vision of the legendary Saint you thought you knew. Utilizing rich footage shot in It...

Brush up on your Italian - "Rugantino," one of Italy's most successful musicals, is returning to New York after 50 years. Producers said Monday that a lavish production celebrating the musical comedy's 50th anniversary of its Broadway debut will play New York City Center this June starring Italian comedian Enrico Brignano. The show will be perform...

Italian American Museum and I Giullari Di Piazza - Italian Folk Music, Theatre and Dance, Proudly PresentLA CANTATA DI NATALE - A Neapolitan Renaissance Christmas Concert https://www.facebook.com/events/377011462467113   Based on the Christmas Production LA CANTATA DEI PASTORI Written and directed by Alessandra Belloni Music composed and...

Monday, February 22, 2016, 6pm - John D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) - 25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY. Il Ballo dei Giganti di Nola (2015), 90 min., Antonio Iorio, dir.   For centuries the Feast of the Gigli has been celebrated in Nola, near Naples, every June in honor of Saint Paulinus. The feast features the "d...

Andrea Pirlo has revealed his love for the style of football played in MLS. The former Italy international, whose New York City side are second in the Eastern Conference, is in his second year in the league. Pirlo revealed his desire to move to the United States was his primary reason for signing City, but the midfielder has grown to love MLS...

di Maurita Cardone   Quando si dice teatro italiano a New York si dice Mario Fratti. Noto alle scene newyorchesi fin dagli anni '60, il commediografo di origini aquilane, autore di più di 90 opere, oltre che columnist de La Voce, scrive ormai quasi esclusivamente in inglese (una lingua di cui non fa che elogiare ricchezza e libertà), ma ha c...

By Vivien Schweizer Shouts of "Andrea, we love you!" and "Forza Italia!" rang out through the enormous Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday evening, when thousands of fans gathered to listen to the Italian crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli. Mr. Bocelli's concerts often follow a similar format, with half the program dedicated to operatic exce...

Italian music for guitar from the 19th century the Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini's guitar A concert by Marco Battaglia who will play a 19th century guitar once belonged to Italian Patriot Giuseppe Mazzini. Marco Battaglia was born in 1969 in Milan (Italy) where his high school studies were concentrated in the classics and afterwards he studied l...

Floriano Pagliara, The popular Italian from Cecine Italy and now residing in Williamsburgh Brooklyn will take on slick moving Antwan Robertson from Minnesota USA   Pagliara has held title belts as the IBF Mederteranian Champion and Italian Federation in the Jr. Lightweight Division.   Read more   Source: http://www.worldbo...

By Laura Caparrotti Scrivo a poche ore dall'inizio dell'allestimento in teatro di Tosca e le altre due di Franca Valeri che la mia compagnia presenta alla Dicapo Opera dal 20 al 30 marzo. Questa è una ripresa, come si usa dire in termini teatrali, e ne sono particolarmente orgogliosa perché celebra uno dei miei miti, la grande e insuperabile Franc...