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  • From February 3—21, Carnegie Hall will host a series of concerts in honor of Venice’s perennial creative contributions. Their ninth festival, La Serenissima is an extension of the prestigious venue's ongoing exploration of early music in an effort to seek out seldom heard gems. In collaboration with cultural institutions throughout New York City, the celebration will extend citywide with an array of events that range in artistic genre.
  • Editor in Chief Letizia Airos and Mezzo Soprano Marianna Pizzolato in the dressing room of Metropolitan Opera
    Facts & Stories
    Letizia Airos(December 21, 2016)
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    We reached out to the heads of different Italian and Italian-American institutions in and around New York to find out what major events they have planned for the upcoming year. Here’s what they responded...
  • A selection of the Olnick Spanu Collection at the Italian Consulate
    i-Italy spoke with Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu as part of their beautiful exhibition that is currently on display at the Italian Consulate in New York honoring the wonderful city of Venice entitled “Murano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection.”
  • Is one of the most beautiful cities in the world about to lose its true identity? In his recent book ‘If Venice Dies’, the eminent Italian archaeologist and art historian Salvatore Settis tries to answer this question. On October 31st, NYU’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò hosted an exclusive conversation with Settis and American author and journalist, Alexander Stille, who discussed all of the obstacles that Venice is currently facing.
  • This festival is full of events that will pay tribute to Venetian achievements
    Art & Culture
    Joelle Grosso(October 25, 2016)
    On Friday, October 28, the Consul General of Italy in New York, Francesco Genuardi, hosted an event that illustrated the program for the Carnegie Hall festival “La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic," with the company of Ambassador Armando Varricchio and Carnegie Hall's Executive and Artistic Director, Clive Gillinson.