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“My expectations were high, and they were not only met but exceeded. In Los Angeles, I found a dynamic environment and an extraordinary, supporting team, both at the Consulate and throughout the entire Sistema Italia.”  March 2024 marks the first …

The ninth edition of the Filming Italy Los Angeles festival, created and directed by Tiziana Rocca, Agnus Dei, and in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, took place, as usual, just before the Oscars, from February 26 …

“It’s hard to believe that this all started when I was about 14 or 15 years old at a school recital where I sang ‘White Christmas’ a cappella. It was my very first performance in front of an audience, and …

They were just kids when they and their parents frequented the Isole Eolie Italian Club in Melbourne, Australia. Joe and his brother Carlo, whose mother hailed from Stromboli and their father from Randazzo, Catania, befriended Andrew, whose family had emigrated …

“I was a small-town kid who loved poetry:” this is how Gian Maria Annovi describes himself, thinking back to his beginnings and to his first poems. Born in 1978 in Scandiano, a small town in the hills of Emilia, Annovi …

Held in the luxurious rooms of the Musco Center for the Arts, the Italian Perspective series has established itself as both a beloved tradition at Chapman University in Orange and a key event for celebrating and exploring the wealth of Italian culture. Initiated in …

Firstly in New York for the Bafta and SAG Awards presentations, and then in Los Angeles for the official premiere, Italian actor Maurizio Lombardi is touring the United States to promote “Ripley,” the new Netflix series in which he stars …

“The soundtrack, much like the short film itself, was created at home. My apartment houses my recording studio, where Sean would drop by for us to work, chat, and enjoy music over discussions and plates of spaghetti.”  Giosuè Greco is …

“It might sound like a bischerata, as we say in Tuscany, but even the paper we wrap the schiacciata in comes from Florence; and imagine, the pecorino cream is still made by my father. I am deeply committed to recreating every detail of …

In 2024, the world marks the centennial of Giacomo Puccini‘s death, a milestone commemorated globally through events celebrating the legacy of one of the foremost composers of Italian opera. One such event took place at the Italian Institute of Culture, …