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Ernani: «È tempo per la rinascita dell’opera italiana»

Sono più di quarant’anni che lavora nel campo artistico ricoprendo incarichi di prestigio nei più importanti teatri lirici italiani, ma il suo entusiasmo e la sua passione sono ancora travolgenti, quando parla dell’importanza del grande patrimonio culturale e operistico dell’Italia e del futuro di questo settore.

Source: corriere canadese

Italian Futurists: Concepts and Imaginings at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò

Natasha Lardera

From the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Acunto, come 38 colorful paintings representing one of Italy's most revolutionary artistic and social movements. On show until June 1st.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN NEW YORK

Il Consolato Generale d’Italia in New York ha indetto una procedura di selezione per l’assunzione di un impiegato a contratto da adibire ai servizi di Autista/commesso/centralinista.
The Consulate General of Italy in New York is selecting a contract worker to be hired as clerk, driver and receptionist.

Toasting the Italian Lifestyle

Iwona Adamczyk

Eredi Pisanò Made to Measure Event with a special toast to the Italian Lifestyle brought to you by the Italian Trade Commission’s Fashion of the Vine Project.

The Rebirth of Domenico Gnoli's Art

Iwona Adamczyk

A must see exhibit of rare works of the late Domenico Gnoli on display until June 30th at Luxembourg & Dayan Gallery on the Upper East Side. Read about the exhibit and the interview with Gnoli’s widow Yannik Vu.

A Night at the Opera

Judith Harris

This op-ed began with conductor Muti and will end with him. Two nights after their appearance in Rome the Chicago Symphony performed at the historic San Carlo Theater in Naples. Once again turning to the audience after the symphony's last notes rang out, the director Riccado Muti confided, "I first came to this theater at age fifteen in a rented tux--it was obligatory to wear one. The trousers were too long, and I tripped on the steps. But I made it. So can you. Do not to wait for the government to act for you--act for yourselves."

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US returns stolen antiquities to Italy

Seven works of ancient art and other antiquities that had been looted and smuggled out  of Italy were returned to that country's government by U.S. officials in Washington on Thursday.

Source: Reuters
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Raffaele Sollecito looks to put Amanda Knox saga behind him by returning to university

By Josephine McKenna
Mr Sollecito's father Francesco said that his son wanted to finish university and "live again". Mr Sollecito, now 28, met Miss Knox at a classical music concert in Perugia just days before Miss Kercher was found with her throat slit in the Umbrian hilltop town in November 2007.

Source: The Telegraph

Proud to be White!

Donna Chirico

When did we become the White privileged? When did we leapfrog over our fellow tenement dwellers to a position of lofty self-righteousness? When did we lose sight of our own immigrant heritage of discrimination and exploitation?

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Juve and Milan both triumph

Juventus moved a step closer to the Serie A title with a 4-0 win at struggling Novara. Mirko Vucinic got two, opening and completing the scoring, while Marco Borriello and Arturo Vidal were also on target as Juve retained their three-point lead over AC Milan at the top. Second-bottom Novara are almost down, though, this defeat leaving them eight points from safety with three games left.
 
Source: ESPN
April 29, 2012

Proud to be White!

Donna Chirico
Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan laughs while Frank Sinatra joins in with a smile at a “prelude to victory” dinner in New York (The Boston Globe, October 1, 1980).

When did we become the White privileged? When did we leapfrog over our fellow tenement dwellers to a position of lofty self-righteousness? When did we lose sight of our own immigrant heritage of discrimination and exploitation?

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The Feast of San Gennaro, Without the Stereotypes

As the president of Figli di San Gennaro, the nonprofit organization that has operated the annual San Gennaro Feast in Little Italy since 1996, I am disappointed and shocked by " Officials Say a Little Italy Tradition is back: the mob at San Gennaro"(news article, April 19).

Source: The New York Times
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