On Monday, September 28, 2026, at 5:30 PM, the Giacomo Matteotti Foundation will host the presentation of *Andreotti, Craxi e Moro visti dalla CIA* (Andreotti, Craxi, and Moro as Seen by the CIA). This groundbreaking work by author Raffaele Romano sheds light on decades of American interference in Italian political affairs. Unlike accounts based on […]
The Festival Paradox: Tradition, Transformation, and the €Billion Question in Italian Sagre
The orange festival, the onion festival, the porchetta festival—the lovely town spins them out, one after another, like beads on a string. Then comes the singer- storytelles who gives voice to our own voices. There is dancing, singing, and eating together. The townspeople, the parish, the organizing committee—all have woven their threads into the festival’s […]
Echoes of History – 2. Theater in Napoli and Napoli in theater
From Totò to the Gallo brothers. Meet some extraordinary interpreters of Neapolitan theater. Raffaele Romano In order to understand Napoli, after Totò, it is impossible not to talk about the Theatre in Napoli or Napoli in the theatre. Yes, because the border between the two worlds is so thin that it is difficult to distinguish […]
‘Echoes of History’. Starting on January 6th, 2025
Starting from January 6th, every first Monday of the month, for ‘Echoes of History’, Raffaele Romano will tell us about facts and characters that range from history, music, theater, tradition, costume. We are happy to have received this gift for the new year, and are very grateful to historian and journalist Raffaele Romano for his […]
Echoes of History – 1. Totò
Totò: A noble heart behind humor and humanity Raffaele Romano In order to talk about Prince Antonio de Curtis, we need to make a quick historical reference to the art of acting and writing in Napoli. The historically documented roots start from the mid-1500s, in fact it is proven that the first comic companies were […]