Traditional music, the heartbeat of Italy - L'Italo-Americano
Aug 22, 2023 · Music, the universal language of the soul, subtly shapes our experiences, colors our memories, and stirs our emotions. It has the power to bring us to another time and place and evoke feelings that words alone cannot express.
The Italian language: a guiding light for the world’s culture and ...
Oct 1, 2024 · “L’italiano non è una lingua imperiale ma nemmeno provinciale, è creativa e portatrice di un’idea di umanesimo, di cultura e di futuro, è una lingua-mondo” ma è anche una lingua che attrae, che piace. “È il caso degli ‘italsimpatici’– le persone che si avvicinano all’Italia per la cultura e l’arte, la musica e lo stile di vita – ma anche dei tanti italiani di diverse ...
The mysteries and secrets of Castel del Monte - L'Italo-Americano
Aug 2, 2021 · Castel del Monte has a way to charm its visitors. Architecturally unique and historically precious, this medieval dwelling located some 15 miles from Andria and about 50 from Bari, in Apulia, had been constructed in the 13 th century to meet the requests of Frederick II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.. Its beauty and, as we will see, its peculiarities, made of it one of the most visited ...
Italian-American Heritage Month, lasting cultural legacy
Oct 15, 2024 · In Rome, a grand celebration at Cinecittà marked Sophia Loren’s 90th birthday.Her son, director Edoardo Ponti, who directed her three times on set in Between Strangers, Voce umana, and the intense The Life Ahead, addressed her with heartfelt words.It was Edoardo who, for a moment, set aside her status as a screen legend—the diva, recipient of two Oscars, five Golden Globes, a Golden Lion ...
NASA awards Italian photographer Valerio Minato’s shot
Jan 16, 2024 · “Cathedral, Mountain, Moon” has been selected by NASA as the Astronomical Picture of the Day for December 25, 2023.The photo was taken by a young photographer from Piedmont, Valerio Minato, originally from the province of Biella and, since 2005, a resident of Turin where he has worked as a photographer since 2012. What’s special about this photograph?
L'Italo-Americano – Italian American bilingual news source
Unlike many news organizations, instead of putting up a paywall we have eliminated it – we want to keep our coverage of all things Italian as open as we can for anyone to read and most importantly share our love with you about the Bel Paese.
The Greek Connection: why Italians and Greeks are more than ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Recently, while browsing the net, I stumbled upon an article by Nick Kampouris in Greek Reporter that tickled my interest about the close ties between Greek and Italian cultures.Mind, that we and the Greeks are culturally close is something we all learn when we are in Elementary school and get acquainted for the first time with the history of Antiquity.
Italy in every shade: a cultural history of colors in the Bel Paese
Sep 17, 2024 · Unlike many news organizations, instead of putting up a paywall we have eliminated it – we want to keep our coverage of all things Italian as open as we can for anyone to read and most importantly share our love with you about the Bel Paese.
Word of the week: Mannaggia– it seems innocuous, but careful …
Mar 2, 2021 · Italians often use the word mannaggia (mahn-nadj-dja) instead of others they think more offensive. It usually expresses annoyance or spite and can sometimes come in association with other words to create colorful sayings, such as mannaggia la miseria!, which we render in English with “for goodness’ sake” or, quite simply, with “damn.”Very common is also the slightly less acceptable ...
Italian American Heritage Month, Italian legacy, Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2024 · Today, things couldn’t be more different. It’s Taylor Swift, a multi-millionaire pop queen, who proudly claims her Calabrian roots. And she’s not the first—Madonna did the same with her Abruzzese heritage back in the ’80s, and Bruce Springsteen declares at his Italian concerts, “I’m from Southern Italy, and here in Naples, I’m home.”