Zeffirelli Heard From as Bondy’s ‘Tosca’ Takes the Stage at the Met
The New York Times. The “Tosca” that makes its debut tonight at the Metropolitan Opera is bound to annoy a least a few opera patrons. It abandons the sumptuousness and true-to-life quality of the long-ensconced production by Franco Zeffirelli, whose renditions of the classic Italian operas are slowly being phased out at the house. (Read the article)
State funeral for slain soldiers. Schools and public offices hold minute of silence
ANSA. Italy mourned the death of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week at a state funeral Monday in Rome. Schools and public offices around the county observed a minute of silence as the funeral services began at the Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls. (Read the article)
September 21, 2009
This is Gonna be Harder Than I Thought
A Trip to the Old Neighboorhood
Another attempt at bonding with my fellow Italian-Americans
Gli artisti italo-americani fanno anche una musica italo-americana ?
E' un quesito ponderoso, al quale potrebbero rispondere con ben altra cognizione di causa Anthony Tamburri o Bob Viscusi, non certo il vostro umile cronista. Pertanto, ci limiteremo ad osservare alcuni di questi artisti ed a riflettere assieme sulle rispettive influenze musicali ...
Italian Afghan dead brought home
BBC. The bodies of six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan have arrived in Rome. They have been met by the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, family members and an honour guard. (Read the article)
'Sexist' Berlusconi faces the backlash of Italian women's anger
Anna Magnani is now celebrated as a role model for a new generation of Italian feminists, galvanised by sex scandals involving prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, and a daily diet of sexist imagery in the media. (Read the article by Tom Kington)
Italian women have to fight sexism in every aspect of their lives
Guardian. With men routinely taking lovers and expecting their wives to cook, clean and look elegant, Silvio Berlusconi is only part of the problem (Read the article by Maria Laura Rodotà)
Italian design captures universe. European satellite sends back first images successfully
ANSA. A European space observatory sent to study the earliest years of the universe has returned its first images successfully, partly thanks to an Italian instrument, a leading astrophysicist said Thursday.(Read the article)
Italian-American Food. Is it That Bad?
“I think that what we have to respect, is that Italian-American food is a separate reality from Italian food.(…) Everyone loves Chicken Parmigiana”. Well-known Italian cuisine expert Fred Plotkin shares his love for both culinary traditions
A Californian Mayor, Italian Style
An informal meeting with Larry Guidi, the Italian-American mayor of Hawthorne, a city just outside of Los Angeles. “I am proud of my heritage. Everyone knows that I am an Italian mayor.”
Quando la regia è ai fornelli
Riccardo Costa è un giovane regista bolognese con una gran passione per la cucina. Dopo aver deliziato amici e colleghi con piatti prelibati, è giunta l’ora di mostrare il suo talento davanti alle telecamere… Riccardo, infatti, è uno dei finalisti del programma televisivo “The Ultimate Recipe Showdown” , in onda su Food Network.
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