Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin
- Music
A conversation with Isabel Leonard
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Topic: Italian Society
- Cinema & Television
Salvatore Esposito Star in America. Mi Candido per Hollywood
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Rivale”
Today’s word is RIVALE, or – in English – “rival.”
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cornuto”
Today’s word is CORNUTO, literally meaning “cuckold,” but colloquially used as an insult more similar to “son of a bitch.”
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Bufala”
Today’s word is BUFALA, meaning a female buffalo, but used mostly to describe fake news.
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- History & Politics
L’altra Saint Patrick
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini presents the Old St. Patrick Basilica for Rai’s TG2 Dossier.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Zabaione”
Today’s word is ZABAIONE, an egg-based dessert, typical for the holiday season.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Anzi”
Today’s word is ANZI, an untranslatable Italian word, somewhere between “on the contrary” and “furthermore.”
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- Cinema & Television
Ara Merjian introduces “Bicycle Thieves”
In conjunction with the exhibition “NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960,” an introduction by Ara Merjian, NYU. December 6, 2018
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- Art
Joseph Sciorra presents “Built With Faith”
On the occasion of the paperback release of “Built with Faith: Italian American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City” by Joseph Sciorra (CUNY). December 5, 2018
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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “Quanto Basta”
As part of the 28th edition of New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.), a Q&A with director Francesco Falaschi, in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU), on the occasion of the screening of “Quanto Basta.” December 4, 2018
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Figurati”
Today’s word is FIGURATI, an Italian single-word expression signifying contradiction and disbelief.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Bottega”
Today’s word is BOTTEGA, an Italian word with multiple meanings relating to storage and schooling.
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