December 10, 2010
“Telling Naples to the World”. Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe on His Imminent Visit to New York
The Cardinal of Naples will be in New York this coming January, where he will meet the Italian community, personalities of the cutural and artistic world, academics, scholars, men of faith and laymen alike. His journey is entitled “Dire Napoli” with a slogan: “Don’t shut the door to hope.” Among the most significant moments of Crescenzio Sepe’s stay in New York will be the meeting with Rabbi Schneier and the leaders of the Jewish community, a round table organized by the John D.
I Borghi Più Belli d'Italia. A New, Refreshing Pace to Italian Tourism
Beyond Venice, Florence and Capri, there is a hidden Italy waiting to be discovered. The "I Borghi Più Belli d'Italia" association's mission is to bring it to the world
The Film Ode to Hipponion. A New Calabrian Common Thread in the Cinema
An interview with Lucia Grillo, Calabro-American actress, director, and producer
December 10, 2010
All About Chianti At Maialino Restaurant
Chianti For Under $20 That Goes Great With Food
Italian designer Fausto Sarli dies
THE WASHINGTON POST. Fausto Sarli, one of Italy's leading high fashion designers, known for his artisan touch and elegant gowns, has died at 83. (Read the article)
Vatican to restore photo archive. Massive project will take five years, cost three mln euros
ANSA. More than seven million photographs of several popes are to be digitized in a titanic restoration project that will take five years and up to three million euros, the Vatican said this week. (Read the article)
Milan Cathedral shines bright in world premiere. Stained-glass windows illuminated from the inside
ANSA. Milan's Duomo Cathedral, widely considered the most important work of Gothic architecture in Italy, this week has become the world's first cathedral to have its stained glass windows illuminated from the inside. (Read the article)
Il presepe napoletano. Quando arte, religione e cultura popolare si fondono
i-Italy è andata a vedere l'allestimento dell'imminente mostra presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura a New York e ha parlato con la curatricel Filomena Maria Sardella, della storia ed evoluzione del presepe. (l'esposzione inagurata il 14 Dicembre continuerà fino al 18 Gennaio. Per la cerimonia di chiusura sarà presente anche il Cardinale di Napoli Crescenzio Sepe)
Puccini’s 100-Year-Old Girl
2010 marks the centennial of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, premiered in New York. The Italian Cultural Institute celebrated by hosting a panel of experts and announcing the launch of a special website for this occasion.
The Neapolitan Presepe. Where Art, Religion and Popular Culture Come Together
i-Italy took a sneak-peak at the upcoming exhibition and had a conversation with Filomena Maria Sardella (curator of the exhibit and part of the Direzione Regionale dei Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici della Regione Campania) about the history and evolution of the presepe. The inauguration will be at the Italian Culture Institute in New York (December 14 at 6 PM)
Farinetti’s Flour
Eataly’s founding father Oscar Farinetti talked with us at length. He discussed his father, bread, home appliances, cultural integration, New York, politics, Nichi Vendola, his children, and the company.
December 9, 2010
Puccini’s 100-Year-Old Girl
Met general manager Gatti-Casazza, David Belasco, Toscanini and Puccini at the time of the world premiere of La Fanciulla del West © T.P./Lebrecht Music & Arts 2010
2010 marks the centennial of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, premiered in New York. The Italian Cultural Institute celebrated by hosting a panel of experts and announcing the launch of a special website for this occasion.
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