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Lecturers Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Peter Lukehart (National Gallery of Art CASVA) will present Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered and the works of art it inspired. The National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble with Rosa Lamoreaux, artistic director, soprano and the National Gallery of Art Chamber Players will perform the Comb...

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Renewable energy and clean technologies were the focus of a webinar organised by the Italian Embassy in Washington and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in close coordination with Confindustria, GSE and the World Bank. The event attracted about 100 Italian businesses in the sector, taking part in Rome in an interactive, multi-media format...

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U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife Jill paid tribute to the Year of Italian Culture in the USA on the occasion of the "Opera Ball", one of the American capital's most important cultural events, which was organized with the help of the Washington National Opera (WNO) at Villa Firenze, residence of Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero.Over 5...

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by Victoria Taft   Classical singer Andrea Bocelli sang, "Amazing Grace" at the National Prayer Breakfast in front of President Obama, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and presidential contender Ben Carson, among other luminaries. The annual breakfast was held in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning.   Fans of the Italian singer already appreci...

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Con l'esposizione del "David-Apollo" di Michelangelo nella prestigiosa cornice della National Gallery of Art di Washington, si è aperto ufficialmente il 12 dicembre l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti. Il progetto è nato su iniziativa del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, presente alla cerimonia d'inaugurazione assieme a...

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In 2013, the Holy Rosary Parish celebrated its 100th Anniversary. Join us to learn more about the fascinating role Italian American women have had within the church and the greater Washington, D.C. community. Mary Brown, Ph.D., author of An Italian American Community of Faith: Holy Rosary in Washington, D.C., will lead the conversation and showcase...

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Un buon bicchiere di vino non è solo un innegabile piacere, ma anche l'importante tassello di un settore economico che solo negli Stati Uniti produce 1,1 milioni di posti di lavoro e contribuisce con 162 miliardi l'anno all'economia nazionale. Con questi presupposti Mike Thompson, membro del Congresso statunitense, e l'ambasciatore italiano Claudio...

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Roberto Pomili, Italian bassist and international musician, with Octavio Brunetti, pianist, and Emmanuel Trifilio, Bandoneonist, will take us into the world of tango through the timeless music of Astor Piazzolla and his own compositions.   Roberto Polmili is considered one of the best tango double bass players and composers of his generation...

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by Tim Carman   Nathan Anda decided years ago that he wanted the Red Apron in Penn Quarter to focus on tigelles, the flatbread common to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where locals slice open the muffin-like rounds and fill them with a lard-heavy pesto. What Anda didn't realize is that he would need those many months of R&D to devel...

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In this exhibition Marco Paoli presents large black and white photographs from his collection Silenzio (Silence) and from his forthcoming monograph Ethiopia.   The works take as raw material the artist's travel experiences around the world. Travel and place, however, are not to be taken literally. They are metaphors for an artistic expl...

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