"Music in the Mansion 2015" started with the concert of Italian soprano...
Italian soprano Elisabetta RussoNicola BuscaFebruary 8, 2015 To host one of the most important cultural events in town, there is no better place as the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. On Sunday...
View ArticleFilippo Voltaggio. Singer, Entertainer, and “Master of Changing”
Filippo VoltaggioNicola BuscaFebruary 8, 2015 We are usually attracted by people’s personality, behavior, and look. In particular, we tend to remember more easily a rude and impolite person who gives...
View ArticleL’Italo-Americano Annual Fundraising Gala celebrated Valentine’s Day
Emcee Filippo Voltaggio, publisher Robert J. Barbera, director Simone Schiavinato, lifetime achievement awardee Commendatore Frank J. DeSantis, Consul General of Italy Antonio VerdeValerio...
View ArticleLe basiliche italiane in California. Quando Sant’Ambrogio ha ispirato la...
La facciata della Powell LibraryNicola BuscaFebruary 14, 2015 Affermare che storicamente ci sia stata, e continui a esserci tuttora, una profonda influenza della cultura italiana nei confronti degli...
View ArticleThe Pasta Sisters: la pasta fresca come quella della nonna adesso anche a Los...
Francesco Sinatra, mamma Paola e GiorgiaNicola BuscaFebruary 16, 2015 «Ma Giorgia, non posso mica fare gnocchi per tutti ristoranti di Los Angeles!». «Vabbé mamma, vorrà dire che ti aiuterò io». Per...
View ArticleThe 10th Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion, and Art Fest opened in L.A.
Photo courtesy of LA, Italia FIlm FestFrom the left: John Viola (President of NIAF), Robert Davi, Tony Renis, Franco Nero, Jimmy Kimmel, Pascal Vicedomini, Joann Iacono, Antonio Verde (Consul General...
View ArticleThe most faithful screen adaptation of Dante’s Inferno by Boris Acosta
One of Dante's Inferno Art Collection, Boris Acosta Photo Courtesy of IICValerio VialeFebruary 19, 2015 On Tuesday, February 10th, the Italian Cultural Institutein L.A. commemorated the 750th...
View ArticleLet’s rock Los Angeles. Dario Forzato: il chitarrista di Wendy Starland,...
Dario Forzato alla chitarra. photo courtesy of Dario ForzatoNicola BuscaFebruary 23, 2015 «Perché ho scelto Los Angeles? Quando ho lasciato l’Italia (nel 2010, ndr) l’alternativa era Londra. Alla fine...
View ArticleMilena Canonero: Oscar to the Italian Elegance
On February 22, Milena Canonero won her fourth Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her contribution to the movie Grand Budapest Hotel Silvia SimonettiFebruary 25, 2015 The power of the Oscars is...
View ArticleA conversation with IIC Director Valeria Rumori
Valeria Rumori, director of the Italian Cultural InstituteSilvia SimonettiFebruary 26, 2015 Valeria Rumori took office as new director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles a few months ago....
View ArticleAndrea Morricone’s Fire Inflames The Broad Stage’s Audience
Photo Courtesy of Debra GersonSopran Amanda Squitieri, Conductor Andrea Morricone, part of the Armor Symphonic Orchestra and Choir.Valerio VialeFebruary 26, 2015 On February 13th atThe Broad Stage...
View ArticleThe best from the 10th edition of Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion, and Art...
Tony Renis, Bobby Moresco, Ellar Coltrane recipient ot Jack Valenti Award, Franco Nero, Fabio Testi. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion and Arts FestValerio VialeFebruary 28, 2015 The...
View ArticleWomen on set: il volto nascosto del cinema femminile
Quando si dice Hollywood e cinema, solitamente si pensa a glamour, moda, stelle e successo. Il più delle volte, però, si dimentica quello che sta dietro alla macchina da presa: ore di lavoro...
View ArticleMiseria e nobiltà; quando gli italiani si accontentano di quel che hanno. La...
Il Console Generale Antonio Verde e Alessandro CuomoNicola BuscaFebruary 28, 2015 In una delle scene più celebri di “Miseria e Nobiltà” (film di Mario Mattioli del 1954 interpretato da Totò), a un...
View ArticleIl tenore Vittorio Grigolo affascina il Broad Stage Theatre di Santa Monica
Vincenzo Scalera e Vittorio GrigoloElisabetta RussoMarch 1, 2015 Reduce dall’acclamato successo al Metropolitan di New York, l’appassionato e vibranteHoffman, vola a Los Angeles per esibirsi in uno...
View ArticleItalian-American Actor, David Henrie, Cast as Ronald Reagan in First Ever Biopic
Ronald ReaganBecky ZeferinoMarch 1, 2015 Former President Ronald Reagan was the only movie star to ever become President of the United States. For some odd reason, there has never been a biopic film...
View ArticleAmbassador of Two Worlds, Cosimo Pizzulli: Designer and Visionary
The Pizzulli FamilyBecky ZeferinoMarch 5, 2015 With such a deep passion for both Italian culture and U.S innovation, Italian-American Cosimo Pizzulli has definitely left his mark in both worlds. A...
View ArticleUCLA celebra Aldo Manuzio e l’innovazione dell’editoria nel Rinascimento
Edizione della Divina Commedia delle AldineNicola BuscaMarch 9, 2015 Una rivoluzione dell’editoria paragonabile a quella dell’e-book? Non bisogna guardare in avanti per immaginare scenari futuristici,...
View ArticleThe D.I.V.E. of L.A. honored talented Italian women of yesterday and today,...
Paola Jacobbi, Prof. Elena Pierpaoli, Sissi Legzziel, D.I.V.E. President Lucia Peretti, Francesca Harrison, Mara NewSilvia SimonettiMarch 11, 2015 The International Women’s Day is their day, and the...
View ArticleICF Hosts Feast of St. Joseph's Table on March 21& 22 at St. Benedict's -...
St. Joseph's Table - Crocetta Salomone, St. Benedict's Pastor, Francisco Sandoval, AOR, & Frank SalomoneL'Italo-Americano StaffMarch 12, 2015 We welcome and extend our hearts to you. Come be a...
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