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Tragedy of Ezio Pinza, the Opera Star Who Was Interned on Ellis Island in 1942

Pinza logged in 750 performances in 50 operas at the Met and even had a career on the Broadway stage and in Hollywood. This life of celebrity, success, love and family unity came to an end suddenly without even a knock on the door. Having spent 11 weeks in prison, he was released only after fervent pleas from Nobel laureate Thomas Mann and New York Italian anti-Fascist journalist and labor organizer Carlo Tresca.

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Ellis Island: Finally Lady Liberty Meets her Italian Twin “Libertà della Poesia”

Bartholdi and Fedi never met, but were both stirred by the same idea. After many emails, transatlantic visits and research, the U.S. National Parks Service and the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy succeeded in producing this long-awaited exhibit with the help of several other partners. The exhibit runs from October 18th through April 26th, 2020, and is the third ever done on the Statue of Liberty. “We felt like this was an important exhibit,” said Diana Pardue, Director of Museum Services at Ellis Island.

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Dall’Abruzzo a New York: quella casa a Mott Street e il ricordo di mio nonno

Di lui sono rimaste tracce precise e dettagliate sui moduli riempiti dagli addetti della dogana statunitense, oggi in rete. Mio nonno risulta con occhi e capelli marroni, alto circa m. 1,65, di professione contadino, senza malattie né segni particolari, proveniente da Liscia - in provincia di Chieti, nel cosiddetto “alto vastese” - di nazionalità italiana e, particolare di un certo interesse, alla voce “People or Race” indicato come “Italian South”

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