Ti sogno, California (Italian Edition)

Your book has many interesting stories. One of these is for example the story of Al Zampa, whom is dedicated the second "Italian" bridge in the United States after the Verrazzano one: He lived until the age of 95 and defined his existence "halfway between hell and paradise". For 45 years Al Zampa worked on the steel ropes of American bridges, a skilled worker in the construction and maintenance of suspended giants on the water, sharing with his brother and two sisters the dignified life of the Italian community of the San Francisco bay.

Alfredo grew up with the typical difficulties of integration, not being able to count on a regional core similar to his own traditions. In an area marked by the great presence of Sicilian and Ligurian communities mostly fishermen transformed into merchants , the young Marsican grew up with the myth of his land, which unfortunately he never saw.

In an October day, he fell down from the scaffolding of the famous Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, a flight of hundreds of meters high, crashing on the underlying rocks, saved by the miraculous action of some security nets. The young worker survived but broke four vertebrae and became the living example of a miracle among the many fellows involved in the scaffolding of the shipyards.

He became a true hero after four years of hard hospitalization at St. Luke Hospital when he decided, against everyone's opinion, to return to work on the bridges of America. But his leap of faith did not leave the tenacious Italian indifferent. Recalling his incident, Al Zampa gave birth to an association called "Halfway between paradise and hell", engaged in supporting all the battles of his category, in favor of safer work. Another story I was curious about is that of Vincenzo Pelliccione, who was Charlie Chaplin's body double for years.

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When he arrived in the United States, Vincenzo adapted himself to working in the most diverse fields. With a few dollars he was able to pay a course to learn the English language rudiments and after a few years he moved to Ohio to finally arrive in Hollywood in, a city that was experiencing the first big movie industry boom.

A great admirer of the early movie stars, Vincenzo was fascinated by Charlie Chaplin's comic movements and casually discovered that he knew how to imitate them perfectly. Repeating the gesture in front of the mirror, he also discovered that he resembled the great "Charlot" and worked on this similarity by perfecting the imitation of a character who would "nourish" him professionally. The actor from Marsica began to propose imitating performances in small cafes and restaurants in Hollywood, and in one of these many evenings he was spotted by Sid Groeman, an American impresario owner of "Groeman's Chinese Theater": Within a few days Vincenzo was brought to Charlie Chaplin's studio.

The great actor needed a body double and the Marsican actor was the right person. Groeman also hired him to go on stage in various American locations and to advertise films which then earned millions. He also was with Rodolfo Valentino in the film "Son of the Sheikh". For ten years, until the day of his death, he collaborated with the artist Enzo Carnebianca for the film productions of Dino De Laurentiis, enrolling his name among the most important special effects specialists.

He is among the Italians who made Hollywood great. Among the stories that inspire you, are there any you are particularly attached to? Maybe one about women? The book is made up of stories told by three authors. Born in Chieti, Turzo and Alfonso Francese arrived to Ellis Island in , traveling unbeknownst to each other, in the same "Verona" ship after Grandma Rosa Vassetta boarded them to reach their father Filippo.

They were unlucky children. After a useless attempt of cohabitation and the umpteenth aggression by their stepmother, the two brothers decided to leave their father's home and wandered around the city. At day they would attend school, at night they would hang out together with other desperate people. Their father had signed the papers to get them accepted in the Dominican sisters' college and subsequently signed his consent for adoption by parents of different religions than the Catholic one.

At each stop they came down from the train to get in line and wait for a new family to choose them. Turzo who had become Mike in the meantime was severely ill and thanks to a doctor's visit he found a family. The doctor signaled the possibility of adopting him to his nephew Hazen Armstrong, a year-old boy who had just married and was starting his career as a horse breeder. Mike was adopted by Hazen who for the rest of his life thought he had adopted an eight-year-old boy while Turzo was actually nearly fifteen , which allowed him to attend a Catholic school.

Mike became a good accountant, Al became an engineer and worked in the railways. She became orphan of her mother at six and later also of her father, who was killed by his second wife for trivial reasons related to their relationship. Among the walls of the college, Virgilia was passionate about literature and found comfort in poetry. After graduating, the girl took refuge in studying and refined her sensitivity.

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The murder of King Umberto II by the anarchist Bresci entered her life as a devastating deflagration. At that criminal gesture, Virgilia D'Andrea tied her personal social redemption against all rules and impositions. In those years Virgilia discovered the poetry of Ada Negri and, through her rhymes, the real motive that had pushed Bresci to his extreme act: The discovery of social justice literally changed the perspective of things for a girl forced into the narrow walls of an institute.

After studying so much at the University, Virgilia began teaching for some years in Abruzzo but a few weeks after the announcement of Italy entering the First World War, she definitively left the native land and entered the active military by participating in anti-interventionist agitations.

In a few weeks she became an anarchist militant. In , during a clandestine meeting of the Unione Sindacale Italiana Italian Trade Unions called for the reaffirmation of the non-belligerent position of Italy, Virgilia met and fell in love with Armando Borghi. A strong supporter of the individualist act and of revolutionary violence, Virgilia became the publisher of the small newspaper "La Veglia", and went allaround the United States giving lectures and conferences in hovels, public parks, and other outdoor venues.

The worsening of her health turned the year into the crucial moment of her life. In she died, mourned by so many people: Virgilia D'Andrea was a writer, a poet, an editorialist and a propagandist of the anarchist cause. Can you give us some details about Abruzzo's presence in the United States today? Today, most of the Abruzzesi are concentrated around the two areas of Philadelphia and Boston. The Abruzzesi communities amounts to about , compatriots, while another very big community lives in Ontario. A significant presence also lives in Ohio where for example, Dean Martin and Henry Mancini were born.

New York and California close this theoretical ranking: In the same province there is also Carunchio: Is there an official association representing the Abruzzesi in the United States of America? There is no specific association, but there is a Federazione delle Associazioni Abruzzesi based in Boston which collects a good number of subscribers around. In your opinion, is there a peculiarity that characterizes the Abruzzesi in America and differentiates them from the other Italian Americans?

After many years of research about the Italians around the world, we have noticed that Abruzzo has a larger percentage of artists in comparison with other Italian communities. Artists such as Henry Mancini, Perry Como, Dean Martin are just the tip of an iceberg made up of so many personalities who are cast in some artistic form: It's as if talent came out of a DNA hardened for centuries of tiring life. Of course, this must be related to the number of immigrants.

In Italy, Abruzzo numerically represents a small medium region with its 1,, inhabitants, while regions such as Sicily, Campania, Veneto and Piedmont count a much larger number of emigrants. On 31 January , the song was performed for the first time, during the second night of the eighth Sanremo Music Festival, by Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli. According to his team-partner, Dorelli was so nervous that he had to be punched by Modugno to be persuaded to perform on the stage.

After being admitted to the final, [10] held at the Sanremo Casino on 1 February , the song was performed again, and it won the contest, [11] beating the song "L'edera" by Nilla Pizzi and Tonina Torrielli , which came in second place. Dorelli's performance didn't have a big impact on the audience, [5] while Modugno's is now considered to be the event which changed the history of Italian music. Following the first place at the Sanremo Music Festival, the song was chosen to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 12 March in Hilversum , Netherlands.

Domenico Modugno was chosen as the singer. The song was performed first on the night, preceding the Netherlands' Corry Brokken with " Heel de wereld ". It was succeeded as Italian entry at the contest by " Piove Ciao, ciao bambina ", also performed by Modugno. The song became an instant success in Italy, selling more than 20, copies in its first 12 days.

As of February , according to RAI 's estimates, the single had sold , copies in its domestic market. In the United Kingdom, Modugno's single was released on 23 August , together with eight other versions recorded by international artists.

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In the United States, the single debuted at number 54 on the very first Billboard Hot , on 4 August , and the next week it climbed at number two, marking the biggest jump to the runner-up spot in the chart's history. It is also one of the only two songs by Modugno charting on the Hot , together with " Piove Ciao, ciao bambina ", which peaked at number In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number 15 on 6 September , and the following week it rose and peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart.

The song's popularity endures, and in , according to the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers , it was the most played Italian song, in Italy as well as in the whole world. In , seven years after his death, Modugno was awarded with the Sanremo Music Festival Special Award, "given to the one who, [ In , a concert was held in Copenhagen , Denmark, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest. I myself voted for "Volare" but I am pleased that so many people voted for us. In , the 50th anniversary of the song was celebrated in Italy by releasing a postage stamp showing a man who is flying on a blue background.

Immediately after the release of "Nel blu dipinto di blu", Antonio De Marco accused Domenico Modugno and Migliacci of plagiarising his song "Il castello dei sogni'". During the trial for plagiarism, De Marco claimed that he lost his sheet music in Rome, while registering his song with the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers , suggesting that Modugno somehow found it [40] [41] and plagiarised both the lyrics and the music of his composition. Credits adapted from Discografia Nazionale della Canzone Italiana.

After the releases by Modugno and Dorelli and following the initial success of Modugno's one, many other versions were quickly recorded and released. The song was also translated in several languages, including French, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish and Portuguese. It was released on the same EP as his own entry for Belgium, " Ma petite chatte ". In , the song was recorded by American singer Bobby Rydell , reaching number four on the Hot during the summer of [70] and number 22 in the UK.

Among the other artists covering the song soon after its release, Connie Francis included it in her 's Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites , [72] Chet Atkins covered it for 's Travelin' , [73] Ella Fitzgerald recorded it for her 's Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong performed "Nel blu dipinto di blu" live during the s, and his performance was later included in some of his live albums.

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In , the song was featured on the self-titled album released in Germany by Italian singer Rita Pavone. His single peaked at number 33 in the US, [85] it reached number 3 on the Dutch Single Top , [86] and it was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. In , the Italian supergroup MusicaItalia released a cover version for the song as a charity single for Ethiopian famine relief. Australian alternative rock band TISM recorded a version in the early to mid s which was issued on their debut album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance in A version of the song by David Bowie was featured in 's British rock musical film Absolute Beginners.

Their version topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in April [94] and became a minor hit in the UK, where it reached number In , Italian singer Mina released the album Sconcerto , entirely composed of Domenico Modugno Italian hits, including "Nel blu dipinto di blu". British Popera vocal group G4 opened 's album Act Three with a cover of the song [] and during the same year, Claudio Baglioni included it in his double studio set Quelli degli altri tutti qui , together with other popular Italian songs.

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The song was released on her album, Volare , in by Big Fish Records. In , a rock version of the song was included in Gianna Nannini 's Io e Te. British tenor Jonathan Antoine 's debut solo album, Tenore , features an operatic pop version of "Nel blu dipinto di blu". Italian vocal group recorded the song for the album L'amore si muove in From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the film, see Nel blu dipinto di blu film. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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