Entertainment
Tony Bennet Still Going Strong with Global Tour Through 2017
August 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
Well-known singer Tony Bennet will be continuing his global tour throughout 2017. Concerts are being sold out everywhere from California to England. With over 60 years in the music business, Bennet continues to strive in popular culture with...
Movie-Making Firsts by an Italian American: Robert Vignola was a Silent Era Movie Pioneer
August 2017 | Valerie Schneider
When we think of Italian entertainers, the people that most often come to mind are the world-renowned names like Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Frank Capra. Looking at the earlier days of film, we might recall Rudolph Valentino. But one of film...
Sanremo Music Festival
August 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Il Festival della canzone italiana, più comunemente noto come Festival di Sanremo, è una competizione che si svolge dal 1951 a Sanremo, in Liguria. Ad esso hanno preso parte, in veste di concorrenti, ospiti o compositori, molti dei nomi più noti...
Dalida' - The Beloved European Singer’s Calabrian Jewish Roots
August 2017 | Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Although she was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, when it came time to select a stage name, she chose “Dalida`,” from the Hebrew for “delight.” And, as Dalida`, she became one of the world’s most beloved performers, singing and recording in more...
Leonardo Di Caprio to Star in Film on the Black Hand
July 2017 | Ben Lariccia
Nel gennaio scorso la rivista Variety ha annunciato l’uscita nel 2018 di “The Black Hand”, con Leonardo Di Caprio. Il film renderà omaggio al tenente Joe Petrosino del Dipartimento di Polizia di New York che, un secolo fa,...
Riccardo Tesi - An Autodidactic Musical Genius and Esteemed Colleague
July 2017 | Tony Marotta
Certain individuals need not elaborate on their occupational superiority as their “body of work” will speak volumes. The “curriculum vitae” of composer, instrumentalist and researcher Riccardo Tesi displays an immense and...
Terre del Sud - Proponents of Traditional Southern Italian Music and Dance
June 2017 | Tony Marotta
The recent resurgence in both the interest and popularity of traditional Italian song and dance is attributable primarily to the growth of user-driven, video-sharing websites such as Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and YouTube. Musicians and...
Out of the Ashes
June 2017 | Rabbi Barbara Aiello
In his compelling book, “Triangle: The Fire that Changed America,” David Von Drehle reminds his readers in vivid detail of the events of March 25, 1911.
By nightfall, 146 young girls, burned from the fire or crushed and mutilated by...
Kiss Carlo
May 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The 17th novel by New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani an Italian American who has once shared, “My heritage is the foundation of everything I do.” She is the author of 16 bestsellers, including the...
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