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  • Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary in Palermo
    Art & Culture

    Palermo: A True Melting Pot

    F. B.(July 13, 2017)
    Palermo. Which places should I visit first? A small tour to the 'Italian Capital of Culture 2018". The city’s long history, with the remnants of diverse cultures still present in its rich culture, is a testament to its strength and appeal as it has been conquered, visited, and appreciated for centuries.
  • Local election posters, Genoa
    Facts & Stories

    Elections in 1,000 Towns Send Shock Waves Thru Italy

    Judith Harris(June 12, 2017)
    For the first time since its founding in October 2009 the Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) was trounced in an election held in 1,021 townships throughout Italy. The shock waves also rippled onto the Partito Democratico (PD). The result: probable postponement of early national general elections.
  • Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate, Judge Giovanni Falcone
    Life & People

    A Grant for Justice: Honoring Judge Giovanni Falcone

    Alex Catti(May 23, 2017)
    On May 23rd, 1992, the Mafia in Sicily tragically killed Judge Giovanni Falcone, who dedicated his career to fighting organized crime. Now, 25 years later, the Fulbright Commission Italy has joined with the Fondazione Falcone and the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) to create a grant for students in the field of Criminology.
  • The Cathedral of Palermo
    Op-Eds

    Palermo is Voted Italy's Culture Capital 2018

    Judith Harris(February 01, 2017)
    Culture Minister Dario Franceschini announced that Palermo was voted Culture Capital of Italy for 2018. For the honor Palermo bested Trento, Aquileia, Montebelluna, Settimo Torinese, Comacchio, Recanati, Ercolano, Alghero and the twin townships of Erice and Elimo in Eastern Sicily.
  • Marianna Pizzolato nel ruolo di Isabella per "L'Italiana in Algeri" di G. Rossini.
    Arte e Cultura

    Canta la diva più antidiva. E che voce!

    Letizia Airos(January 16, 2017)
    Metropolitan Opera. Incontriamo nel suo camerino, prima della messa in scena di L'Italiana in Algeri, Marianna Pizzolato, mezzo-soprano dalla strepitosa voce e grande interprete di Rossini.
  • Rene Barbera as Lindoro and Marianna Pizzolatto as Isabella in Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri. All Photos by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera.
    Art & Culture

    The Anti-Diva Diva Sings And Boy, What a Voice!

    Letizia Airos(December 19, 2016)
    We meet Marianna Pizzolato, the mezzo- soprano with the booming voice, in her dressing room at the Metropolitan Opera just before she takes center stage in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri.
  • Art & Culture

    Exploring The Kraken

    George De Stefano(September 18, 2015)
    In a new mixed-media performance presented as part of musician Marco Cappelli's residency at the East Village venue The Stone, a strange doctor dissects a creature ... and a city

  • Palermo Remembers Giovanni Falcone

    Gero Salamone(May 29, 2015)
    The “No to Mafia” movement passed through the Sicilian capital. Starting with the involvement of schools. Over 40 thousand students out on the streets, some coming from Europe and the United States. Also present was the NIAF (National Italian American Foundation), which, alongside the Fulbright commission and the Falcone Foundation, stipulated an agreement for six scholarships to be assigned to Sicilian students wishing to study in America and American students who would want to go study in Sicily. An ambitious project, involving three important institutions with the common goal of promoting research and scientific depth in the field of criminology, as was specified by the president of NIAF, John Viola.

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