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RAI correspondent Stefano Salimbeni asks Medford residents what they think of the new Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti.

A musical band from Nepi, near Viterbo, visited Portland, Maine, in August.

Interview with Adelmo “Zucchero” Fornaciari, just before his Boston show on Oct. 29, 2011, at the Berklee Performance Center. Aired on RAI International’s Italia Chiama Italia on Nov. 3, 2011. From Boston by STEFANO SALIMBENI Filmed by GIANNI GALLO Edited by LUIS GONCALVES Video in Italian.

Every year the Italian American community of Providence, Rhode Island, celebrates the Madonna di Prata.

Giuseppe Taibi is an Italian-born software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. In this video (in Italian) he talks about his work.

On Monday, October 17, 2011, Boston Public Library held an event showcasing "Giovanni Pascoli. Last Voyage: Selected Poems," a collection of poems translated by Deborah Brown, Richard Jackson and Susan Thomas.

RAI International held a live call via Skype with Boston correspondent Stefano Salimbeni on Tuesday, October 11.

This past summer a group of students from Arlington High School Band spent two weeks in Italy, visiting cities like Rome, Naples, Pompeii and Paestum. Guided by Pino “Mr. D” D’Agostino, who teaches at Arlington High, the band played four live shows while in Italy.

Report for RAI International Television about the Feast of Three Saints in Lawrence and the strengthening ties between the northern Massachusetts city and the town of Nicolosi, in Sicily, from where many immigrants to Lawrence originally moved to. Nicolosi and Sicilian dignitaries were brought to Lawrence for the occasion thanks to the work of Francesco Daniele and Giovanni Bonomo (Federazione Siciliana del Massachusetts), Giuseppe Mazzaglia (Assessore for the Nicolositi nel Mondo) and the city of Nicolosi.

Last month, New Englanders didn't need a passport to enjoy the Italian good life. A report on Portland, Maine's first-ever Italian Life Expo.

Video aired on RAI's Italia Chiama Italia on Thursday, June 23.

The Dante Alighieri Society in Cambridge honors Giuseppe Mazzini, one of Italy's founding fathers, as part of the ongoing celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italy's Unification.