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Italy-born and New York City-based playwright/critic Mario Fratti took home the prestigious Capri Award for his Forbidden Diary (Diario Prohibito), his only novel, written when he was 20 about the horrors of the German invasion of Italy. Fratti was presented with the award September 26, 2013 before the Italian Parliament.   Created 30 years...

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Morgan Library. Civico 225 di Madison Avenue. New York. L'Italia gia' dormiva quando ieri sera una buona fetta di cittadini tricolore si e' ritrovata sotto il tetto del prestigioso museo per celebrare - almeno per una volta - i motivi di orgoglio della Penisola. Italiani, soprattutto giovani, che si sono rimboccati le maniche e hanno intrapreso la...

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President and CEO Adele Chatfield-Taylor, FAAR'84, will reflect on the history and preservation strategy that were key to the rebuilding of the American Academy in Rome, as she prepares to step down after 25 years at the helm. Adele Chatfield-Taylor, President and CEO of the American Academy in Rome, is an historic preservationist. She was directo...

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Matteo Setti, Italy's newest singing sensation, will make his New York City debut at The Cutting Room December 10 at 8 p.m. ET. Setti joins a long line of incredible artists such as Lady Gaga, Norah Jones, Kid Rock and many others, who have graced the stage at The Cutting Room. Setti will bring his passion for music and thrill the audience with eve...

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Browsing the web from Italy searching for everything Italian in the USA, attending as many meetings as you can we you go there, talking and chatting with everyone who has something interesting about the Italian community in America, you end up recognizing a few names that constantly recur. Only a few, who - is easy to understand - have dedicated th...

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The stunning 15th-century Villa La Pietra in the Montughi hills of Florence will be open May 28 through August 7 to host readings with contemporary Italian and American authors, concerts and theater performances organized by New York University Florence. The 10th edition of NYU's The Season, a city-wide annual event, will debut with the first of f...

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Very few innovators had the kind of bad luck that dogged Antonio Meucci (1808-1889), the longtime Rosebank resident who invented a telephone — but never received credit or royalties.   Still, sad times won't be the whole story of "Meucci's Messages," a new play premiering this month in a Sundog Theatre presentation at Casa Belvedere: The Ita...

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Nell'ambito della cosiddetta Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) tra Europa e Stati Uniti - la partnership di libero scambio che, se siglata, incrementerebbe le relazioni commerciali sulle due coste dell'Atlantico i cui volumi l'anno scorso hanno toccato quota 800 miliardi di euro - "per noi è fondamentale presidiare il più possib...

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The upcoming San Gennaro Feast is the largest and most visible annual Italian cultural expression in New York City. The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge, through the auspices of its Chaplain Msgr. Sakano, has been able to host a cultural table during the Feast for the last two years on the block of St. Patrick's Church on Mulberry Street between Prince S...

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"Gli italiani che hanno fatto l'America" è un argomento che da decenni produce articoli e pubblicazioni in quantità considerevole, che generalmente si soffermano a parlare di personaggi più o meno famosi e che hanno avuto una vita avventurosa. La GRANDE STORIA invece, nei suoi archivi silenziosi e segreti, ha immagazzinato nel tempo innumerevoli p...

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