On February 26, 2015, Giancarlo Bruno, Hon. William J. Martini, Luigi Rosabianca and Dr. Bette Talvacchia, PhD. were elected by unanimous vote to the Board of Trustees of New York’s only Italian language school, La Scuola d’Italia Gugliemo Marconi’s Board of Trustees. Giancarlo Bruno is the Senior Director at the World Economic Forum […]
Milena Canonero won the Oscar for Costume Design at the 87th Academy Awards for Wes Anderson’s film The Grand Budapest Hotel, which tied Best Film Birdman for the most wins. “Congratulations to Milena Canonero, elegance, grace and talent at the Oscars.” tweeted Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. “(This Oscar) is yet another confirmation of the […]
Michael Ricigliano Jr.’s play “A Queen for a Day” explores themes of family loyalty, responsibility and survival with New York Mafia Capo Giovanni Nino Cinquemani (David Proval). The small, portly and balding Brooklyn-ite is offered an intriguing one-day immunity deal by his federal prosecutors. He struggles to protect his younger brother, the head of the Mafia family, his own […]
The official organist of the “Duomo” of Florence (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), Lucia Baldacci, is performing at New York City’s Christ and St. Stephen’s Church on February 28, 2015. The concert complements the Donatello exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art – both providing New Yorkers with Florentine gems. (See “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello” Premieres […]
In a curatorial triumph, the Upper West Side’s Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) features 23 works of art by Renaissance masters from February 20 to June 14, 2015. “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance Masterpieces from the Florence Cathedral” includes pieces by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Nanni di Banco, Luca della Robbia and others who […]
There was a sense of relief at the swearing-in ceremony of Italy’s 12th president Sergio Mattarella, 73, as spectators and legislators alike hope for increased efficiency and stability in the new Italian government. “Our goal is to be a people with a true sense of community, who walk with new hope toward a […]
One of New York’s top Italian restaurants, SD26 on Madison Square Park North, celebrated its fifth year anniversary with a gala on January 20. Guests enjoyed their notable Italian dishes, live jazz and an open kitchen with pizza-making tutorials. The father-daughter team of Tony and Marisa May, along with Executive Chef Matteo Bergamini, have created […]
Over 5,300 vases, frescoes and bronze statues, valued at €50 million, were recovered by the Carabineri in Italy’s campaign to reclaim stolen national treasures. These rare antiquities were illegally looted from Italy and discovered during raids of the Swiss warehouses of accused Sicilian art dealer Gianfranco Becchina and his wife Ursula Juraschek. Their international […]
On November 24th 2014,Samantha Cristoforetti became the first Italian woman to launch into outer space. She is headed for a six-month stay on the Soyuz spacecraft that launched from Kazakstan, along with Russian crewmate Anton Shkaplerov and American crewmate Terry W. Virts. During there first communication from the ISS Mission control, Cristforetti mother asked her if […]
Interview with IAF Chairman Steve Acunto at the Frate Francesco Opening, by La Voce di New York. The IAF sponsored event Frate Francesco: Traces Words and Images opened Monday at the United Nations in New York, when the medieval manuscripts that document the work and life of St. Francis of Assisi arrived in the United […]