We briefly discuss the highlights of the President of the Italian Republic’s visit to New York City. It was a trip that strengthened Italy’s solid ties to the United States and the Italian and Italian-American communities living in New York City
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John Mariani and some of the most affirmed connoisseurs and entrepreneurs of Italian gastronomy in the US gathered at NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò to present John’s new book: How Italian Food Conquered the World. -
On March 10 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, home of the Department of Italian Studies of New York University, director Stefano Albertini hosted a special event. The talented musicians gathered for an extravagant and improvised concert
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The release of the new restored version of Visconti's 'Senso' by the Criterion Collection was celebrated at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò of New York University
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Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) began its celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Italian Unification with a lecture on the art of singing the works of Giuseppe Verdi, the most representative composer of the Italian Risorgimento
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A defense of the Italian public school system, attacked by the Prime Minister these days, comes from a New York professor, with an American PhD and who works for a private university. Personal recollections but also references to the history of the Italian school fill this piece which we share completely. As Albertini writes, one must not forget that public school not only had an educational function, but also political. Italian unity was obtained in classrooms. Underpaid but respected teachers created a national sense of belonging by teaching our language, history and literature.
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Poet, singer and musician, Gaspara Stampa was a star in Venetian literary circles. Her complete poems, originally published in 1554, are available in English translation for the first time
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In Leonard Barkan's new study, "Michelangelo: A Life on Paper", fragments of poetry and image details point to the artist's rich interior life. Interdisciplinary research and enlightened discussion show how Petrarch, Dante, Donatello and Leonardo informed and inspired Michelangelo's hand.
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Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò colors itself in Neapolitan colors with a round table featuring the Cardinal of Naples Crescenzio Sepe and Italian-American director/actor John Turturro
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A new book explores the life of Marta Abba (1900-1988) - acclaimed actress of the Italian and American stages and Luigi Pirandello's muse. A discussion and reading of the pair's letters took place at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò on November 19th.
