La Gazzetta Italiana
All’s Fair in Love and War: “The Italian Prisoner”
May 2022
Burgundy Bend Press recently announced the release of “The Italian Prisoner,” a work of historical fiction written by Elisa M. Speranza. Set in the Sicilian community of New Orleans’ French Quarter, the novel illuminates a true but little-known...
Opera in the Italian Garden 2022
May 2022
Sunday, July 24, 6-7:30 p.m.
Cleveland’s annual Opera in the Italian Garden is back this July. Featuring well-known music from Italian opera, Broadway musicals and popular Italian songs with The Cleveland Opera and the Cleveland Ballet.Reserved...
Italian American Museum of Cleveland
May 2022
Current Exhibit
"FAITH FAMILY AMBITION:
The Italian Americans of Northeast Ohio"
Italians immigrated to the Cleveland area in large numbers beginning in the 1880s. They first settled in an area that became known as "Big Italy," which...
On the Cover: Lo Scoppio del Carro
April 2022
Each year in Florence, Italy, a centuries-old fireworks show is the highlight of the celebration on Easter Sunday. The Scoppio del Carro, or the "Explosion of the Cart," dates back over 350 years. An elaborate wagon built in 1622 and standing two...
A Look Back: Pasqua
April 2022
April is upon us, and spring is beginning to show its face. It is time to think green, time for Easter lilies, and time for the arrival of the traditional Easter Bunny.
Most importantly, Easter is a time to reflect on our sacrifices,...
The Italian prime minister said Covid rules will soon be lifted
April 2022
A month after Italy’s prime minister said a timeline for easing Covid rules would be announced “soon,” regional leaders are now pushing to implement changes to the rules as soon as possible, according to Italian media reports. Prime Minister Mario...
Italian officials have seized roughly $156 million to Russians
April 2022
Since early March, Italian officials have seized roughly $156 million in villas and luxury yachts owned by members of Putin's inner circle amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the AP. Among the targeted oligarchs is Gennady Timchenko, a...
A collection of Donatello's bronze in Florence
April 2022
A collection of bronzes sculpted by Renaissance master Donatello has been moved for the first time from the Italian churches where he installed them 600 years ago so that they can be displayed at a ground-breaking exhibition in Florence. Three of...
"Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure"
April 2022
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents “Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure,” a new exhibit open now until June 12, 2022 in The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall.
Co-organized by the Fondation Giacometti in Paris...
Do You Know This Ancestor?
April 2022
Dear Readers,A reader and contributing writer is asking for your help in identifying a man in these photographs. The photo on the top is a Broggini – Malnati wedding from June 1908.The Broggini were famous stonecutter businessmen, prior to Joseph...
