The Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò presented Furiosus, a two-act opera inspired by Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando Furioso, at the Kaufman Center. The Casa Italiana’s director, Stefano Albertini, expressed great pleasure in presenting this performance in the form of an opera concert and stressed the Casa’s keen interest in bringing opera closer to young audiences. The […]
The renowned English-Italian conductor and pianist, Sir Antonio Pappano, is set to conduct the orchestra in Westminster Abbey in London for King Charles III’s Coronation on May 6. At the Coronation of Camilla, Queen Consort, and King Charles, the orchestra performs 12 newly-commissioned compositions by numerous prominent composers from across the UK and the Commonwealth, […]
Giulio Picolli, a successful entrepreneur with well-acknowledged outstanding expertise, was recently given the honor of Commendatore OMRI (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) at the Italian Consulate in New York. Giulio Picolli is praised for his contributions to preserving the ties between Italy and New Jersey’s Italian-American community. Giulio Picolli received the honor of Knight […]
In collaboration with Cinecittà, Rome, Museum of Modern Art in New York celebrates Italian actress and women’s rights activist Claudia Cardinale’s nearly 70-year career with a retrospective featuring 23 films, 17 of which have been restored. Cinecittà Electa publishes a 200-page illustrated book dedicated to the actress, edited by the actress’ daughter Claudia Squittieri, in […]
Enrico Fagone, the young Italian maestro, was nominated for “Best Classical Compendium” as conductor for the extraordinary album Aspire, which features compositions by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, and unreleased pieces by Jofre. Fagone became the only Italian artist to attend the Grammy Awards together with Måneskin. The conductor attended the ceremony in Los Angeles on February 5, […]
The years of effort paid off, and the first Italian English digital daily newspaper in the US that was started from scratch is now widely regarded as a point of reference. The newspaper was sparked by the great “glocal” potential presented by the internet and achieved its goal, with relatively few resources, as a publication […]
To promote musical interchange between Italy and the United States, Italian pianist Cristiana Pegoraro performed on Park Avenue on Sunday, the 23. Acclaimed pianist Cristiana Pegoraro has played in prestigious venues all over the world, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Royal College of Music, Festspielhaus, and Auditorium Parco della Musica. However, she […]
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, who first conquered the audience’s hearts in Italian cinema and later in international cinemas, died on Friday, January 16, in Rome. Born on July 4, 1927, Gina Lollobrigida gained fame for neorealist cinema and became one of the prominent actresses of her time with her beauty and talent. She created a […]
The site-specific artwork Prospettive con Orizzonti of Alfredo Pirri (Cosenza, Italy; 1957), one of the prominent names in contemporary art, found its permanent place on the Florence Opera House’s roof. The installation is described as a “metaphysical archaeological site” resembling a marble quarry in which a trench has been dug for the extraction of the […]
After a 25-year-long break, the Metropolitan Opera once again performs Umberto Giordano’s ‘Fedora’ from 1898, through the 28th of January. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva plays the title role of the 19th-century Russian princess who falls in love with the man who murdered her fiancé, Count Loris, played by the tenor Piotr Beczala. The opera is conducted […]