Profiles

Singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa died on Wednesday at age 57 in the hospital in Alba, in the Piedmont region.   Born in Cavallermaggiore, Testa was originally a railway worker. He began his musical career in 1993 when he won first place …

The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco recently welcomed Italian author Michele Cecchini who presented his acclaimed novel, “Per Il Bene Chi Ti Voglio” to a Bay Area audience.  The novel, now in its fourth printing, speaks of the bittersweet …

If the idea of living longer has ever intrigued you, Valter Longo’s Fasting Mimicking Diet may be the secret. Associate Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences, as well as the Hanson Chair of Biogerontology at the University of Southern California …

Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of the Italian American singer Frank died Wednesday at 72 at a Daytona Beach, Florida.   Sinatra was on his “Sinatra Sings Sinatra” tour and was scheduled to perform at the Peabody Auditorium on Wednesday. An announcement …

Lorenzo Soria’s parents were Jews, urged – by the suffocating climate following the “Italian Racial Laws” – to embark on a diaspora to Argentina. They settled down in Buenos Aires, where, in 1951, Lorenzo was born. The boy grew up …

The celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco got an Italian touch: while the museum’s current home was designed by architect Gae Aulenti, the museum is hosting an exhibition regarding the Italian Jesuit Missionary …

Time ago, there was a girl running freely along green hillsides and valleys. Since an early age, she was not afraid of animals, but, rather, intrigued by Nature. Her name was…Heidi. Actually, no, I’m sorry to disappoint Johanna Spyri’s fans, …

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an Italian American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born on March 28, 1986, she is the elder daughter of Cynthia Louise “Cindy” (Bissett) and Internet entrepreneur Joseph Anthony “Joe” Germanotta, Jr. …

Brilliant, versatile, spiritual, funny and generous. Franc D’Ambrosio, an artist with a thousand faces, hidden for over 2,600 performances behind the shadow of the most fascinating and obscure mask of the theater musical, The Phantom of the Opera. D’Ambrosio’s resume …

Italian Mayor of Riace in the Calabria region is 40th in Fortune magazine’s ranking of the world’s 50 greatest leaders for his work in rejuvenating the once-dwindling town by recognising the potential of immigrants in a way that could prove …