Congratulations Class of 2012! La Scuola d’Italia Celebrates its Graduates
The Consulate General of Italy in New York served as the location for the 2012 La Scuola d’Italia Graduation Ceremony. Consul General Natalia Quintavalle presented the 13 graduates of Class 2012 with their diplomas. “You are Italy’s best ambassadors,” the Consul stated
L'America non esiste - America Doesn't Exist. Interview with Antonio Monda
In this exclusive interview in his New York City apartment, journalist and writer Antonio Monda speaks with Letizia Airos about his latest novel, "L'America non esiste," (America Doesn't Exist). The book tells the story of Maria and Nicola, two Italian siblings transplanted into America at a very young age, and embodying different aspects of the writer's personality. "The book is deeply personal and deeply autobiographical," Monda tells i-Italy. Set in the 1950s New York City, the book tells the years in which the city becomes the cultural capital of the world.
Teatro. Su i personaggi delle opere di Mario Fratti
Riceviamo e pubblchiamo uno studio scrupoloso, con annotazioni molto interessanti, sui protagonisti delle opere teatrali del drammaturgo abruzzese, residente a New York, Mario Fratti. Tra i lavori più conosciuti, "Nine", una commedia scritta nel 1981 e liberamente ispirata dal film 8½ di Federico Fellini.
“Danke Very Much! Germany’s Defeat Takes Italy One Step Away from the Euro Cup”
The Italy versus Germany match had a very important impact in the history of Italian soccer, confirming the Azzurri’s primate over the transalpine neighbors, and it seems to finally have discouraged racist behaviors against Italian black player Mario Balotelli, now rechristened “SuperMario.”
Asteroid named after mafia writer Saviano
(ANSA) - Rome, June 29 - Roberto Saviano, the Italian journalist and writer known for exposing the Naples mafia, had an asteroid named after him on Friday. "Never in my life would I have expected to receive such incredible news," he said on Twitter.
Monti, Merkel hail 'success' of EU summit
(ANSA) - Brussels, June 29 - Italian Premier Mario Monti and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday hailed the success of a crunch European Union summit they said would help settle financial markets and stem the euro crisis.
EU summit produces surprise moves to bolster struggling euro
European Union leaders surprised and impressed markets worldwide Friday by taking unexpectedly decisive action to boost confidence in the struggling euro common currency at a summit where little had been expected except impasse and discord.
What Really Happened at the European Summit?
Give Mario Monti credit. The Italian prime minister, almost universally described as “technocratic,” showed the negotiating skills of a master politician in the wee hours of Friday, Brussels time. In a marathon session that lasted until 4:30 a.m., Monti teamed up with the leaders of France and Spain to extract some important concessions from Europe’s biggest creditor nation, Germany. The agreement triggered the biggest rally of 2012 in Spanish bonds and in the value of the euro.
Chance for Soccer to Shine Again at Euro 2012 Final
WARSAW — The final game of Euro 2012 cannot be a story where nice guys finish last. One of them, of course must finish second; the other will win. But after a long, torrid, and at times horrid month in which anti-soccer threatened to trump the Beautiful Game, two decent fellows — Spain’s Vicente Del Bosque and Italy’s Cesare Prandelli — will lead their teams out for the final in Kiev on Sunday.
Italy Celebrates a Magical Night Against Germany
It was Italy's night against the Germans, on and off the field. Premier Mario Monti and striker Mario Balotelli gave a much-needed boost to a country suffering for months under harsh austerity measures and embarrassed by a match-fixing scandal in its national sport in which dozens have been arrested.
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