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By Wayne Lawson   A rare thing happened this past August during the Mostly Mozart festival, at Lincoln Center. At the first of two performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, led by Gianandrea Noseda, the music director of Teatro Regio Torino, the audience broke into loud, spontaneous applause after every movement.   The bass soloist...

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by Liz Robbins   Never has a restaurant opened at a more opportune time, hell having frozen over and over. Santina, tucked under the High Line and enclosed in a glass box designed by Renzo Piano, seems like a mirage. Yet the palm and orange trees are real, as are the Murano glass sunflower chandeliers.   Waiters dress in pastel polo s...

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by M.H. Miller   To cap off a two-week press blitz leading up to the opening of the Whitney Museum of American Art's new building in the Meatpacking District on May 1, First Lady Michelle Obama, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Whitney director Adam Weinberg, and architect Renzo Piano attended a dedication ceremony Thursday morning on the street outsid...

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An Italian journalist's behind-the-scenes account of conflict between Pope Francis and opponents in the Vatican will be published in the U.S. on Nov. 10. Henry Holt and Co. announced Thursday that it had acquired U.S. rights to Gianluigi Nuzzi's "Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis' Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican."  ...

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Vincenzo Valente has been inducted into the Eastern New York Soccer Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place at holiday party organized by the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association and Eastern New York State Adult Soccer Association at Marina del Rey in the Bronx Dec. 6. Vincenzo grew up playing soccer in Bari, Italy.  ...

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by David Gordon The stars of Charles Messina's A Room of My Own, a production of the Abingdon Theatre Company, met the press on January 19. Directed by the author, the show begins previews February 13 at the June Havoc Theatre, with opening night set for February 25. The run is scheduled to conclude March 13.   A Room of My Own is a semiaut...

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A tre mesi di distanza dalla nascita, Italian Fashion Selection (IFS), la joint venture che è nata dall'unione della carpigiana Octagona e di Jolty, presenta un successo di vendite in Usa, India e Russia.Lo annuncia la stessa società parlando di riconferma di quanto preventivato «che ha portato in diversi mercati esteri – dice IFS – tra cui Usa, In...

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di Riccardo Chioni   La XIII edizione del Altamura Caruso International Voice Competition si presenta con uno straordinario regalo di compleanno per Giuseppe Verdi, quando appassionati d’opera e cantanti intoneranno “Va Pensiero” dal “Nabucco” nella piazza di Manhattan dedicata al compositore di Busseto nel secondo centenario della nascita....

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The day after the All-Star Game 5K in Prospect Park, the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens held their 25th annual 2013 5K Run/Walk Against Drug Abuse in Astoria. Although this event did not draw the nearly 5,000 runners that the All-Star Game race did, it certainly did attract a dedicated community, from local running groups to...

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In recognition of National Pizza Month this October, Birra Moretti USA is giving fans a chance to win the Ultimate Pizza Experience. The grand prize winner will receive a three day, two night trip to enjoy the best pizza New York City has to offer. The trip for two includes an Ultimate Pizza Crawl to authentic pizzerias that feature Birra Moretti,...

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