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Italy shares the musical traditions of the accordion with all of Europe, especially France, Germany, Poland, and Scandinavia, but it was Giuseppe Verdi that recognized it as a “proper” instrument and recommended its induction to conservatories of music. No matter …

La storia del burattino più famoso del mondo arriva negli Stati Uniti per l’anno della Cultura Italiana, con uno spettacolo teatrale diretto da Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. La tournée partirà proprio da Los Angeles, con un opening attesissimo in programma per …

SAN FRANCISCO – Even before the year 2012 had drawn to a close, the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, the Honorable Mauro Battocchi, teamed up with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, to announce the beginning of “2013 Year of …

During my visit a few months ago on August 24, 2012, it was Fabio who feverishly and enthusiastically worked the telephones, summoning, on the double, not only Paolo Brandoni, but also and suddenly, accordion virtuoso Gervasio Marcosignori, whom I had …

Italy through the five senses. A new travel and culinary experience for families Beautiful landscapes, art and history, local traditions, the sound and the rhythm of nature, and delicious, healthy homemade food… Have you ever dreamed of having all this …

LOS ANGELES – The fact that lately, after less than 80 years from the genocide of approximately six million Jews, negationist theories have gained some consent, as well as some forms of minimalization or distortion of historic events, is alarming. …

200 Anni di Giuseppe Verdi – All’LAOpera il suo ultimo capolavoro Tra i molti eventi legati alla cultura italiana che segneranno l’anno appena cominciato, spicca la celebrazione di un “compleanno” particolare. Nel 2013 ricorrono infatti i duecento anni dalla nascita …

SAN FRANCISCO – L’associa-zione culturale Leonardo da Vinci ha presentato una conferenza su uno dei più grandi patrimoni culturali d’Italia, l’antica Pompei, dal titolo “If these Walls could speak: Pompeian Wall Painting”.   L’evento, che ha registrato una grande affluenza di …

LOS ANGELES – Parte da Los Angeles la tournée teatrale del burattino più famoso del mondo. Dopo la prima ospitata dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, il Pinocchio di Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, realizzato in collaborazione con la Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi, è pronto …

LOS ANGELES – Italian jazz violinist Luca Ciarla is back in the USA again with a month-long tour that started on January 19. He will be touring mainly with Fiddler in the Loop, a music & visual animation program made in …