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Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 6pmThe Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini(2012), 90 min. - Jesse James Miller, dir.   Youngstown, Ohio, native Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini made his professional boxing debut in 1979. His father Lenny had been a top-ranked contender who lost his best chance at a championship when he was drafted into Wor...

"Non c'è una città così in tutto il pianeta. Uscendo da New York si ha la sensazione di aprire la valvola di una pentola a pressione. Qui tutto è più denso e compresso". Lorenzo «Jovanotti» Cherubini arriva alla Red Bull music academy adrenalinico e trafelato come ci si aspetta da un cittadino della Grande mela, seppure adottivo e temporaneo come l...

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth on October 10th, musical and historical events in America and Italy celebrate the esteemed composer over the next few months. Here are a select few: Italian Academy Foundation presents Verdi at Carnegie HallThe IAF along with the Consulate General of Italy in New York along with Vento and...

La New York Philharmonic ha annunciato l'evento che inaugurerà la sua prossima stagione: 'La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema'. Il concerto, nato da un'idea del Gruppo Sugar è in programma per il prossimo 16 settembre, in occasione dell'esclusiva serata di gala che ogni anno apre la stagione della New York Philharmonic. La serata verrà repli...

by James Panero   The conductor Gianandrea Noseda knows what it's like to have the roof cave in. As the curtain falls on Act II of "Prince Igor," the acclaimed new production of Alexander Borodin's opera at the Metropolitan Opera, the roof in Igor's court of Putivl collapses in grand fashion: Sparks fly, beams and ceiling lights come crashin...

The Italian American Museum presents: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Saturday, November 22nd, 7:30 P.M. Featuring   - In Nome Del Padre (In the Name of the Father) The epic stories of those who left Italy for Switzerland after World War II Film Screening (Italian with English Subtitles) by Donato Nuzzo, Fulvio Rifuggio and...

Anton Evnagelista, award-winning filmmaker, born in Italy, hosted a private preview screening party of his new documentary film "Author and Activist: The Daniela Gioseffi Story", which will premiere in 2016. Anton has produced and directed a film regarding the life of internationally acclaimed author Daniela Gioseffi, whose pioneering activism has...

This Major Arena Soccer League's Rochester Lancers will hold their annual kick-off dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Italian-American Sports Club, 1250 Buffalo Road in Gates.   It's a chance for fans to meet and mingle with players for the indoor soccer team and its dance team, too. For ticket information, call the Lancers' of...

Online il bando con scadenza il 25 settembre. Aperta la selezione di spettacoli e letture da inserire nella quinta edizione del Festival di teatro italiano a New York. Per il Premio Mario Fratti scadenza 10 dicembre. In linea con lo spirito delle precedenti edizioni, Kairos Italy Theater e KIT Italia annunciano la nuova edizione di In Sce...

By Paula KatinasIt's one thing for children to star in an original musical. It's another thing to perform in an original musical in which the dialogue and songs will be entirely in Italian.   Students from the Little Italian Language School of Brooklyn will be doing just that when they present "Il Festival Della Musica Italiana," an original...

SpectiCast, in association with Antydote, Boralys and Cheneliere Events, is excited to announce the cinematic release of acclaimed French tenor Roberto Alagna and his new project Little Italy, captured live at the Antic Arena at Fréjus in the French Riviera.   Alagna creates an exhilarating experience for sophisticated aficionados and worldw...

December 6 (Saturday) 3:00 pmCristina Fontanelli's Christmas in ItalyA vocal journey through Italy's beloved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics, Christmas in Italy is becoming an annual holiday favorite. Cristina Fontanelli's vocal performance, along with piano, mandolin and guitar accompaniment, will transport you to Bella Italia. NY...