An interview with Francesca Verga, alumna and board member of the Scuola d’Italia. To remain competitive, the important institution has recently launched a bid for a new building.
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New Board members are drawn from law and government, thought leadership, advanced academic and international real estate sectors.
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Italian Futurists managed to swim in the unexplored current, not drowning, but paddling toward the new shore of the real. The art hanging on the walls of the museums seemed “lifeless” to them, vague and sentimental relics. They would find this article boring because it contains no noise, no surprise blasts, no color, no violence.
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"I have always found it interesting that people will ask you whether you like Wagner or not, but when it comes to Verdi they will ask which of Verdi’s works you like the most."
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Cameristi della Scala performed Fantasies on Verdi's Operas, “Fantasie” composed in the 19th century by Italian important composers, some of which were Verdi’s friends and coworkers, to celebrate the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi's birth. It was their debut at Carnegie Hall and a night to remember.
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The Consulate General of Italy in New York served as the location for the 2012 La Scuola d’Italia Graduation Ceremony. Consul General Natalia Quintavalle presented the 13 graduates of Class 2012 with their diplomas. “You are Italy’s best ambassadors,” the Consul stated
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From the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Acunto, come 38 colorful paintings representing one of Italy's most revolutionary artistic and social movements. On show until June 1st.
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Giorgio Radicati, Former Consul General of Italy in New York, explained his feelings during the Twin Towers collapse and he does it through his last book: "11 settembre: Io c'ero"
