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Contents
March/Marzo
Servizi Speciali
p. 5
What Community
Dove c'e' musica
Book Review
History of Calf Land
~be statue piange?
(' ',' Letters
Body Clock
p.1O
-p. 11
p. 20
p. 27
p.28
p. 29
Regular Features
p. 4
p. 8
p.14
Due Parole
The Hill
Cronaca
Dall'ltalia
Personaggi
Rainy Bays'
I Nostri Vini
p.21
p.32
p.33
p. 34
Entertainment, Leisure & Sport
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Cinema
Sportlight
Italsport
Tempo Libero
Mamma's Ricetta
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p.35
p. 38
p. 39
p. 41
p. 42
Notices - Avvisi
La vita della nostra parrocchia
Noticeboard
p. 23
p. 44
Dov'e' al musica ~ Eros
Ramazzotti may tell you.
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RIVISI'A DELLA COMUNITA'ITALIANA
Due Parole
Padre Roberto Russo
parla e Dio e" I'unico che mantiene
fino in fondo la sua promessa Tanto
La quaresima e" cominciata ormai e' vero che e' morto per noi. Vedete
da piu' di quattro settimane, ma questa parola di Dio cosi' affettuosa
desidero ancora parlare della ci aiuta adattraversare iI deserto della
quaresima: e' un momento bello per nostra vita. E' quello che dicevamo
la nostra vita perche' noi possiamo prima: i nostri peccati che Dio ci fa
dedicarci a continuare con serieta' iI vedere sono iI deserto della nostra
cammino verso la Pasqua. La via che vita. I nostri peccati non. fanno naseere niente dentro di noi: non c'e' iI
ci da iI Signore e' verita' e grazia.
Lo abbiamo pregato nelle pre~ s~rriso, non c'e~ una parola buona,
ghiere di queste messe che sono molto non c'e' un'opera di carita.. C'e'
dolei, molto'umane. Abbiamo sentito tristezza e desolazione: c'e' iI deserto
'''Fammi conoseere Signore le tue Vie della nostra vita.
Quante volte cominciamo la gior- Ricordati .del tuo amore - Ricordati
nata
con questo deserto nella nostra
della iuil misericordia .... Sentite che
Simno
annoiati, non ci va di fare
vita.
parole semplici.
Come e' semplice iI modo. di niente, odiamo quasi la vi ta, non ci
parlare di Dio cOn noi e anche di noi inter;cssa piu' la famiglia. In questo
con Dio: perche' iri questa quaresima deserto noi non siamo nemmeno canoi' vogliamo cereare e vogliamo
trovare qiieita semplicita' di parlare
con Dio: percIie" non' ritomimno a
fare i' fioretti, qualche sacrificio, durante tntia la quaresima. 'Queste' rose
ci.aiutano proprio' a entraredentro'la
nostra aitima e'i1 nostro cuore. II
Signore Dio chi: ci guarda 'nel cuore e
nell'anima vcde la nostra semplicita',
la nostra buona volonta' clie si manifesta con i'fioretti, cOn un sacrificio
ci aiuta a penetrare' in tutta 'Ia nostra
vita.. Ci aiuta a entrare proprio nei
nostri veri peceati: egoismo, superbia,
avarizia, gelosia. Ci mette davanti
tutti i nostri momenti brutti. Ce Ii
mette davanti per aiutarci a vivere
.
secondo verita' e·grazia.
Abbiamo pregato in questa
quaresima "La via giusta addita:ai
peccatori": e' iI Signore .Dio che
CariAmici,
paci di' trovare la via: ma abbiamo
pregato "Fanuni conoseere Signore le
tue vie. La via del Signore fara'
crescere nella nostra vita i fiori, fara'
passare i fiumi, la nostra vita,portera'
per tutti. Le
!anti frutti buoni
abbiamo gia' fatte queste cose: gia'
nella vita sicuramente abbiamo portato fiori e frutti per noi stessi e per
gli a1tri. Continuiamo a fare, fare tutte
queste cose buone: e' la nostra conversione. La conversione dura tutta la
vita e per tutta la vita noi metteremo
nella nostra vita frutti e fiori cos;'
sapremo donare qualche cosa agli
.
altri.
Quante volte facciamo i regali,
anche che costano molto ma iI piu'
grande regalo e' dare se stesso, i fiori
e i frutti della propria vita. Sono le
opere buone che ci guidano verso iI
grande Anno Santo del Duemila: le
opere buone che nascono daJ nostro
battesimo, dal sentirci veramente apostoli sccondo 10 spirito di San Vincenzo Pallotti, fondatore di questa
'
Chiesa.
Coraggio, con entusiasmo verso la
Pasquall
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We are not called to be successful, only faithful. Lent!
"Feed my sheep" said Jesus. But how can we bear the
sight of the distended bellies of thoSe little children so far
away, out of the reach of our. practical help, but visible
enough to break our hearts? But Jesus did not ask us to
change tile world single-handed. Just to change ourselves.
How can these pieCes of human jigsaw fit together?
How do we respond to his 'conlmandments and stop
impotent despair from clouding our good intentions when
we are prevented from fulfillilig' our Christian responsibility by forces beyond our control? And how can \ve cope
with this "failure"?
Doing God's will does not always have to be solemn.
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•... c 'e' if deserto della nostra vita....
And togetller we can recognise all the occasions where
this strategy has worked, in the small as well as the grand
schemes. Life is, after all, just a series 'of tiny fragmentary
actions and events which, when knitted together make a
life, a world. And there is more success than is often
recogniSed. But this good news rarely hits the headlines
of newspapers dedicated to the profits which accrues' from
selling drama and sleaze.. Lent has no meaning of its own
apart from being a time of preparatioll for the celebiation
of tile moment which is at the heart of Christianity: the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
March 97
What Community?
Is there an Italian 'community' in
London? When I asked this question
to different Italian leaders, they
looked at me bewildered, saying that
the 'community' is rather an "amorphous mass' that is characterised by a
high degree of diversity. Indeed. the
Italian population of London today is
gcographically dispersed, and fragmented in tenns of generations. class
and culture. So how, then. do the
leaders speak of this collectivity? In
this short article. I invite you to
reflect on this question by looking at
the different ways in which St Peter's
church and the Centro Scalabrini
relate to the Italian population.
This article comes out of a doctoral thesis which I have recently
completed in sociology at Goldsmith's
College. University of London. Enti-.
tIed Gender.. Ethnicity and Power.
ldentity formation in two ltalian or-.
ganisations of London, the thesis will
be converted into a book which will
hopefully appc.,r; with a new title at
some time in the future. In the
meantime. I offcr the following extracts on the place of the two London
missions (St.. Peter's church and the
Scalabrini Centre) in the creation of
an Italian collective identity.
The starting point of the study is
the figure of the 'invisible immigrants'. This image came about in the
early scventics. in the contcxt of
public' dcbates ovcr the intcgration of
immigrants coming from former British colonies. The pervasive racism
mnning through British immigration
politics led to a definition of inunigrants as being black. It is in such a
climate that the idca of invisible
immigrants cmne about.
In a spcech dclivcrcd in 1983, and
rcproduced in La Voce ill Octobcr
1990. Padre Graziallo Tasscllo ado'
drcssed the issue of '1/ futuro degli
il1lllligrali invisibili·~ Padre Graziano
explaincd that ill the context of recent
migration of people from Third World
countries. and of the ensuing reconfiguration of British society, italian immigrants have become invisiblc.
Hc then reflected on the ncw memling
of thc Italian prescnce in Britain. Its
economic' contribution (namely in the
catering industry) was no longer sufficicnt" hc argucd, to represent the
present experience of Italian immigrants. He concluded with thcse
Marzo 97
Anne-Marie Fortier
words:
• ... c·c in voi una paura legittima
suI futuro dell' emigrazione italiana in
Gran Bretagna. la paura di perdere la
propria identita etniea e nazionale.
C'C la difficolta a eapire un'Italia che
c profondamente eambiata. C'I: I'ineapacita di proporre dei valori aI mondo
inglese. Bisogna aprire iI dibattito...
C'c da discutere iI ruolo del giornale.
in una comunita che eambia; iI ruolo
delle Associazioni. perchC non siano
solo ritorno nostalgico al passato, ma
strumento di una nuova Iden/ita ... •
(my emphaisis)
It is this 'new identity' that I wish
to unwrap, it is how the missions
challenged the invisible immigrants
and restored them to visibility. My
focus is not on .the why, but on the
how. How are the invisible immigrant
and the invisible community challenged and defined? This memls that I
look at dilTerent ways through which
the community is sustained and created. As Padre Ziliollo once said. in
order to secure it future. the Ccntro
Scalabrini must deploy "its creative
cap.1city to create a community". My
task was to unwrap the strategies' of
this process. In other words. I scrutinised the kind of local Italian culture
that is generated in the two organisations. For I start from the assumption
that these organis.1tions do not reflect
an inherent,. prc..:xisting culturc, the
ralher make U.
St Peter's and the Ccntro have
different histories and have developed
in different contexts. St Peter's was
founded in 1863, in the context of
post-Reformation Catholic emancipation. The Ccntro, for its part, opened
its doors in Brixton in 1968. Each was
founded in particular historical circumstances, and today, play different,
but complementary roles in making
sense of the Italian presence in multicultural London. In short, the main
distinction betwcen the two churchcum-social clubs may be summarised
as follows: St Peter's emphasises its
foundational position in tile history of
Italian settlement in Britain, while the
centro focuses on the experience of
emigration to create a new identity for
Italians and other emigrants.
St, Peter's Church and Little
Italy as a second place of origin
It was on a hot and sunny Sunday
of August 1992 that I first ventured
into a section of Clerkenwell, where
"The Italian Church" stands. The
stillness and deserted character of tile
area contrasts starkly with what once
was the most densely populated area
of London and a main settlement of
Italian immigration. Only the silent
trace of Giuseppe Mazzini testifies to
Little Italy's past. Above the door of a
barber shop tucked away in a side
street is a plaque in honour of the
renowned leader of the Risorgimento.
As I walked towards the church
the sounds of Italian ciaccie and the
presence of men and women in their
Sunday best, broke the silence of the
surroundings. It was this small cluster
of activity that directed me to the
church.
SI. Peter's is, for most Italians I
have met. the Italian church. It became the core of the "original settlement" and is still seen as the heart of
the present day "community". It is
the Casa nostra, where Italians rcturn
for their weekly visit. to attend the
annual procession della Madonna. or
to celebrate the rites of passage theat
pUJlclll.1te their life. The Church
premises are emblematic of "home""
a place where Italian culture is inscribed. A reliable enclave in the
hostile, "vast city",
To be continued
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The Hill
Olive Besagni nee Ferrari
I was, to. say the least, astonished
when conversing with' a relatively
recent immigrant (lets say that he has
been here in this counlly for at least
20 years), when I mentioned '11
Quartiere ltaliano'. He said. that he
had never heard of it and basically he
had no idea that there had ever been
an Italian Quarter in Clerkenwell. My
companion on this day attends .St
Peter's Italian Church every Sunday
and has done so for a few years.· Of
course common sense tells you, why
should the later immigrants know
anything at all about those early
immigrants who settled in Clerkenwell decades ago! In the year 1850
therc were approx. 2000 Italian immigrants living in the area that surrounded Saffron Hill, this area later
became known.as ·'11 Quartiere Italiano' by the Italians. and .Little Italy
by the English community. At this
time the Italians had no church. In the
year 1853 enough money had. been
raised .to purchase the site in Clerkenwell Road where St Peter's Italian
Cliurch noy' stands. After many set
backs the original church was opened,
at that time it ·Was called The Church
of All Nations,. but by the cnd of the
1860's the Italians had made it thdr
own.
Iknow ihat it was all so long ago
but wouldn't it be wonderful if there
were some kind of plaque somewhere,
either outside the Church or the Old
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Olive Besagni
St Peter's School to mark the existence of the Quarter where so many
Italians lived, so many families who
left tlleir native land, many who left
loved ones back in Italy and never
ever made enough money to return,
home, whilst others, women, who in
the main never the left the confines of
'11 Quartiere', and as a consequence
never learnt to speak any English. TIle
majority however, made good and
their offspring now enjoy the hard
won fruits of the privations and
labours of tlleir antecedents. I' know
that tllere were a few who mainly
through poverty turned to petty crime
but wasn't it the same in most areas
where money was short and honest
work hard to come by! Unlike
America, if you read tile English
Newspapers today it is very rare to
come across an Italian name in tile
incidence of crime. In those days the
word racism never appeared, but it
was there.
.
I decided to review some of my
early articles as I realised that 4 years
have passcd since my first article in
November 1992. Here are some extracts from some of the nostalgic
family stories of life in "11 Quartiere
Italiano' taken from past Backhills.
My first effort where I introduced
myself.
In the summer of 1941, I set off
for Pagliai's·in Gt Sutton Street. The
statues were tile finest of their kind.
Pagliai had made his mark in tllC
statuette industry,
and tile statues tltat
left the factory in Gt
Sulton Street were
works of art. I was
surprised to find that
almost all of the employees were of Italian origin. Everyone
had to clock in and
out. One evening onc
of the men noticing a
. new name among the
clocking in cards
(never connecting it
to the very ne\\" very
English looking
young female) picked
up my card and said
"Who's Ferrari?
I blushed "That's me" I replied.
He looked me and said "Youl You're
not Italian are you?'" "Yes", I said, "I
am. In fact my Grandfather was the
headmaster of the Italian Evening
School". There was a murmur
amongst the men. "Well, I'd never
have taken her to be Italian" one of
tile men ventured. Another said "I
remember old Maestro Ferrari, he
taught me Italian Grammar". It turned
out that most of the older men
remembered him well. I was delighted
to find that I was amongst people that
had known and respected him. From
that day I pestered my father to tell
me about his life as part of 'an Italian
Family living in '11 Quartiere Italiano' .
I became fascinated by the stories
of the life and times' of that seething
hive of Italian HumanitY, 'the Hill'
and from tltat time I began to mix
with the younger lialian Community.
Famiglia Molinari
TIle year 1904 found tllem back in
London this time in a flat above a row
of shops in Mount Pleasant. They had
been recommended to the. owner by
friends from tlleir Pacsc; who were
already living there.
The shops were owned by a Mr
Comitti who was a manufacturer of
barometers and thermometers. Their
flat ,was above' the showrooms and
onc of tile rules in their tenancy
agreement was thatMarietta kccp the
reception hall and brass stair rails in
pristine condition, a task tltat Marietta
was only to pleased to carry out. She
was happy in her new home. Thcy goi
on well with the other occupants and
lifelong friendships were established
with the Servini family, tile Menozzis,
the Zanellis and others who dwelt
above the little row of shops. TIle
arrival of a second son Damaso in
1908 and finally Luisa in 1913 Completed'their family.
Giuseppina Morra nee
Pinazzi
Unlike the majority of young immigrants Giuseppina was bringing a
March 97
sum of money WiU, her, 25 Marangi,
which she had earned at home knitting for the wealthy Borgasaine. A
message from Martino was conveyed
to her on her arrival in England, that
as she had some money, wouldn't it
be a good idea if she sent home the
fare so that he could join her. Wisely
she refused. Undeterred by his innamorata's refusal, he set olf to
England on foot, one would imagine
working his way along the journey.
He finally made it, to find that
Giuseppina was doing quite well
working for her Uncle Tony, and
leading a relatively comfortable life.
Eventually love conquered all and the
young couple got married in St Peter's Italian Church on Febnmry 5th
1890. Their honeymoon was a trip
round Hyde Park in a horse and
carriage.
tions were being made for Papa"s
imminent arrest. Instead, the authorities eame and told Papa that he was to
register as an alien, to report to tile
Police Station once a week and that
he was not to go outside a five mile
radius of '11 Quartiere Italiano', they
also removed the family's wireless.
You ean imagine their relief.
The family rejoiced but they had
no idea that A1fonso had been saved
from internment by,Nicolle's sacrifice.
Shortly after the event Nicolle arrived
home on a 48 hour pass and bound to
secrecy, he was not to return from that
special mission for five years.
Famiglia Nastri
Papa was still working exceedingly long hours and Victor recalled
his father alighting from the bus at the
top of Clerkenwell Road, where he'd
rcmove his shocs and walk the rest of
the way home in his stockinged feet.
Pasqua added "My father nsed to
always be rubbing spirits into the
soles of his feet to harden them
against the many hours that he spcnt
standing on the stone floors in the
heat of the kitchens". It was at this
point that Victor remarked, "My
father was smal\er than me, bnt in my
eyes he was ten feet tal\, and as for
my older brothers I looked upon them
as my heroes. I was always rc.11\y
prond of them."
NicoIle Nastri's story
Nicol\e received a letter from
home telling him that there was a
very real thrc.1t that his father Alfonso
was abont to be interned. He was
appal\ed, he reqnested an interview
with his C.O. He asked the C.O. "if
anything conld be done to save his
father from internment?"
The C.O. said that he wonld look
into the matter. The next day Nieol\e
reported back to the C.O ..
He was told that, if he wonld be
prepared to volunteer for a •Special
Serviee Unit'" they would see what
they could do, with regard to keeping
his f.1ther out of the internment
eamp". He volunteered without a
second thought. Baek in Clerkenwel\
in the Nastri home tc.1rful prepara-
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Famiglia Della Savina
Leieester Place was a hive of
activity, particularly in the early
mornings when the ice erc.1m vendors
would arrive at thc crack of dawn to
purehase the ice from Sam Perella
whose ice company was in the courtyard. Sam could always be seen
silting smoking his pipe outside his
shed which housed the massive blocks
of ice. Once the men had bought the
ice they would proceed \\lth the
arduous, endless task of churning unlit
the ice eream sel. They would then lift
the barrels onto the earts and begin
the long days work of pushing the
barrels through the surrounding streets
of London. Gigiola's flat in No 2 had
a capacious comfortable kitchen,
where there was a large black range
(stove) which radiated a wonderful
warmth, indeed such a cosy atmos-'
phere prevailed in the room that there
was always a lonely neighbour, a
passing acquaintance or somcone
seeking a haven 5C.1ted by the stove.
Intenninable cups of tea and coffce
were being offcred and very often a
plate of minestroni. If the family
complained about thc constant presence of visitors, Gigiola's reply would
always be "Eh povrain, what else can'
they do?
Famiglia Viazzani
Antonietta was born in '11 Quarticre' in the year 1903. Her mother
Assunta Caltini was born in '1\ Quartiere in the year 1881. Assunta's
parents Andrca and Adelaide Cattini
originated from Brato, near Pontremoli in Tuscany, Northern Italy..
The couple ran a small public house
on the corner of Leicester Place and
Liltle Saffron Hill, where they lived
above the premises. The owner of the
building was a Luigi Viazzaru who
hailed from CaCrovoli a tiny village
on the fringe of Bardi in the province
of Parnl3. Luigi, it would seem, was a
man of property - one of the early
entrepreneurs. He was reputed to be
'seriously rich' he not only owned
properties in and around Saffron Hill,
but also in Mayfair. He also took on
the role of Banker for other family
members. This meant that he kept
their money in a safe in one of his
rooms in Leicester Place. He never
kept records of how much belonged to
whom, the result of this being that
when he died a firm of solicitors
'Binds & Binds' simply shared out the
'money to his next of kin, those who
were closest gelting the mostest. You
can imagine the fury within the
families of those whose money he had
been keeping to find tlmt they were
allowed less than others who hadn't
left any money at all with him. In
some cases they got a lot less than tile
amount that they had given him to
keep.
Maestro Ferrari
The photograph shows a boys'
class in St Peter's Italian School in
the yc.1r 1923. The elder gentleman
on the left is my Grandfather
Giuseppe Ferrari headmaster of the
Evening Class who, at the time of the
photograph, had already served 43
YC.1rs in the sehool. The gentleman on
the right is Mr Taylor who had served
35 YC.1rs as Hc.1dmaster of the day
school.
The above excerpts were all in the
1993 issues. I hope you enjoyed a
glimpse back~ into some of those
lovely old reminiscences.
Thank you to Emma Bazzone and
Silvia Arquati for their lellers, they
are a great encouragement to me to
continue.
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COMUNrrA'ITALIANA
Dove e'e Musica?
Eros Ramazzotti came to London's
Royal Albert Hall in November 1996,
giving his fans their first opportunity
to hear him pCrformmaterial from his
latest album "Dove c'e' Musica".
The album is Ramazwtti's most adventurous work to date.. It follows a
three year gap since his last album
"Tutte Storie" which sold more than
5 million copies world wide. "Dove
c'e' Musica" was released on May
13th 1996. He launched this e~citing
eelebration of music . \vitli a series' of
conceris' beginning 'with the European
tour in September 1996 and will move
onto 'North .and South Ameriea, Australiil and East Asia in 1997.
The'stage was set creating a sense
of space and brightness setting the
atmosphere for the music which was
to follow. The' albu!1i's title song
'''Dove c'c' Musica" with which the
concert opened has a strong, lively
beat an!! invited' everyone to get up
and dance. Eros 'apPeared to ·fcel at
home in the Royal'Allxiit· Hall as he
danced around the stage, entertaining
hi~ fans. accepting gins and kisses
from those who dared to defy the
security guards and venturC<! near the
stage. Th,e concert' contained mostly
of songs from the. new album but it
included some of Eros' more familiar
hits too.
.
His new album is made up of
twelve songs which differ from Eros'
usual melodic style. The album includes "¥o sin ti" a song in Latin
American style bord~ring on a salsa
which is sung in Spanish to preserve
its di~tinctive mood. Other songs such
t
as "Cose della vita" and "Uragano
meri" have rock-pop or country-pop
melodies. But the romantic, old style
Eros can still be found in some songs
such as "Piu' bella cosa", "Buona
vita" and uLei pero'''. Eros' distinctive and versatile voice adapted to the
different moods and styles of cach
song. His lyrics remained simple as
always but focused on reality to
convey a positive message.
This album marks a very important
stage .in Eros' career because it is the
first album he has composed, compiled and produced himself. In the
three ycars since his.last album Eros'
Luciana Solari
contract with DDD, his first recording
company, finished and he created his
own production company called Radio
Roma. He signed a new contract with
BMG International in 1995. Eros
claims this is the most personal and
most dynamic album he has produced
to date. He has spent the last two
years working on this album because
as he points out "lyrics do not come
to you when you want them to, rather
they come suddenly and you .have to
be ready". Eros feels this is a better
album not· only because of the different styles of music used but because
he feels he has reached a new
level of maturity in his personal
life and as a musician but, most
importantly, he feels a new sense
of freedom to explore different
styles of music, This whole album is an expression of that
freedom starting with the album
sleeve: it features Eros cycling
along a desert road whose end is
lost beyond the horizon. The
bicycle represents freedom but
in order to go places onc must
peddlel The title track is a song
which encourages each person to
pursue their dreams - in ,Eros'.
case his music is his dream.
'-'Dove c'c' Musica" is a
refreshing, new sound from Eros
Ramazwtti and fans of the 'old'
Eros' should not be afraid to
listen to it and discover a different, more mature Ramazzotti.
An Avviso from the Embassy
The 1997 international Social Service Spring Fair will be held on 13 1h and l41h May at Kensington Town
Hall, to raise money for charity.
There will be 100 stands organised by the Foreign Office in collaboration with diplomatic representatives,
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which will e spread over· three floors, with p'roducts for sale from all over tile world;
This is an appeal to any Italian company registered in Great Britain wishing to be represented on the Italian
stand, which, through the generous contribution from many friends, has over the Ycars become one of the most
popular attractions, raising considerable sums of money for this worthy cause. Sponsors will be give due
recognition.
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All those interested in donating articles for sale sliould pl,case contact: Miss L3ura Sobrero, Italian Embassy.
Tel: 0171 3122200. Fax: 0171 3122217.
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Book Review
Floria Tosca: Paola Capriolo
Voices: Dacia Maraini
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Price: £7.99
First published in Italian as 'Viss;
d'Amore'in 1992 by Bonpiani, Milan.
Tosca comes full circle in Paola
Capriolo's 'Floria Tosca' based on
Puceini's great opera of 1900 which,
in turn, was inspired by Victorien
Sardou's melodramatic historical play
'La Tosca' (1887).
The story begins with the discovery of chief of police baron Scapria's
diaries, found in his desk aller he is
stabbed to death. The narrative is
taken entirely from these journals
revealing the sadistic" and powcr
crazed Scarpia's growing fa"scination
with the beautiful diva Floria Tosca.
In her endeavours to dissuade
Sc.,rpia from his persecution of her
artist lover. the radieal Mario C,varadossi. Sc.,rpia becomes further obsessed with the enigmatic Tosc., to the
possible detriment of his position and
rc.,son. A bizarre relationship is
forged and clandestine trysts are held
in the upstairs torture chamber of his
offices. She will do anything to sceure
the freedom of Cavaradossi even if
this involves giving herself to the
repugnant chief of police. but in the
end she knows that she must kill him.
He too has something sinister up his
velvet sleet.
Elegant and eloquent.. diamond
bright dialogue and subtly erotic undertones will please non-opera lovers
and devotees alike.
"'Floria Tosea' is the first English
translation. impecc.,bly interpreted by
Liz Heron of this prize-winning Italian writer. Onc c.,n only hope it is the
first of many!
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
£9.99
The premise of this work
concerns the aggression toward. and subjugation of
women by men. In nature it
is the way of survival, but in
society it merely illustrates
that man is, for the sake of
that very society, denying
these inherent biological instincis. The gloss of a flimsy
morality is ollen not enough
to suppress these instincts.
Rape has little, if anything,
to do with sex. We are not as'
far removed from the anitnals
as we would like to think.
Michela Canova, a journalist for a slnall Italian
radio station arrives home
from Marseilles to be informed "that her neighbour
Angela Bari has been murdered, her naked body
stabbed twenty times in a
frenzied attack. While researching brutal crimes
against women for a radio series she
becomes obsessed with trying to unravel the mysterious slaying by intervic,,;ng the dead girls friends, lovers
and seemingly dotty family on her
tape recorder: thc voices of thc title.
We are introduced to these charactcrs
and the web of intriguc is spun.
Michela is befriended by police
commissioner Adele Sofia who gives
her what infonnation about thc case
she can. The killer could have been
practically anyone of the peoplc she
has interviewed and I felt that at the
books denouement all their names 141d
Dave Ba/dock
been dropped" into a hat. The name
pulled from this lottery is the murderer," however likely or otherwise. I
suspect Adele Sofia was as mystified
at the outcome as I was.
I wish I could have read Dacia
Mariani's 'Voices' in its original fonn
as Kick Kitto and Elspeth Spottiswood's clumsy translation Ilas sacrificed style and nuance for plot, lending the narrative an almost surreal
otllerworldliness. It's like travelling
on a bus witll filtlly windows; you
know rougllly where you are but
cannot clcarly distinguisll details beyond tile glass.
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Attivita deHa cornunita
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I genitori e gli organizzatori degli atleti del, St.Peter's
Youth, Club per le<O,G:I.",hanrioorganizzat~una bclla
festicciola nella Sail! Rossa del Social Club,
Hanno fatlo pagan: I'entrata per coprire le spese.
C'era un bel buffet, la musica: i nostri giovani,
elegantissimi come'sempre, si sono divertiti. Certo un
incoraggiamento ed un ringraziamento va sempre ai
"grimdi" che si prendono questo grattacapo di. organizzare'per i giovani: e' stato bellissimo vedere i genitori
aeeompagnare i loro figli e poi scdersi nel Club ad
aspettare: e' una tradizione che si ripete e che inandiamo
avanti con la grnzia di Dio.
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E in stampa, a Montrear(Canada), vent'anni. 'Dopo di che, parti con
it iibro di un borgotai-csc, Si tratta di, deStiriazione OltreOi:eano,' ove tutloia
Nando Ferri, partito dall'Italia nel risiede con la sua famiglia.
1953, come tanti aItri, in
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,
Irsuo libro s'incerea di un lavoro. Ma a
titola Poesie e racdifferenza di tanti altri,
cant; del/'emi"
,in"tutli questi anni, egli
granteoo. e contiene
'h3 saputo combatlere hi
125 peosie, 5 raceono~lgia per hi propria
nti, oltre a tanti riterra, la propria vallata,
cordi personali del:con un 'anna insoHta:
I'autore e notizie
scrivendo pocsie.
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storico-geografiche
Nando Ferri era arridi. Brogotaro e della
vato nel capoluogo valsua vallata.
tarese all'eta di sei anni
Non disdegna 10
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sport, ama dcseriGOdano - La Spezia) e
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dimenticare i suoi familiari, it fratello
alpino che non ha piu fatlo ritomo daI'
fronte russo. Ogni tanto it dialetlo
prende it sopravvento sull'italiano: e
innate in luil Talvolta laseia la rima e
si a1Iida alia prosa in raceonti di
estremasemplicita, ma di sicuro effetlo.
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Se Gesu' Bambino avcsse saputo che le nostre
Consorelle sono cosi' belle e che le loro feste sono
divertentissime sicuramente sarebbe nato prima per godersi 10 spettacolo, Infatti questo party natalizio ci ha
riuniti in una bella e simpatica atmosfera di serenita':
stiamo divcntando anziani, aumentano focse i problemi
con figli e nipoti, e quindi ci fa bene stare insieme. Prima
di tutto perche' prcghiamo insieme e poi la preghiera
passa intomo a del buon mangiare, ad un bicchiere di
vino, alia music.~, ad una bella cantata e noi ci seambiamo
i pensieri di ogni giomo, Le nostre Consorelle sono
invidiate da tutti perche' sono "troppo belle assai",
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Ci sono state molte e. piacevoli feste di fine anno qui a Londra frn noi italiani' e tutte belle e frequentate: alcune
solenni, a1tre private, ma tutle aecompagnate da,truita fiducia nel nuovo Anno 1997, nuovo anno che Dio ci dona.Queste
feste che noi organizziamo ci ric<irdano che ci prepariamo aI Duemila, iI grande anno'santo, I'anno del Signore, e
vogliamo prepararci unendociancora di piu' non solo nel diverumento ma anche nella preghiera. Abbiamo solo le
fotograne df due feste; quella dell'Intereontinental Hotel con iI complesso di "Donatella Folk'" e quella dell'Hilton
Hotel con iI complesso "Rara".
Sono state feste belle, eleganti, amichevoli: Auguroni a tutti.
Foto: Mancuso
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Delmondi, son of a newspaperman, studied the piano at the age of 7 years.
Quite. shortly, 3fter this he became interested in the accordion and from then
on dedicated all his time to the instrument and ',developed a superlative
tcchnique.
Delmondi;
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At the age of IS, he entered into the professional ranks, joining a very
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.."" well~known variety band and featured as a soloist. At the outbreak of war, he
remained with the band until joining the Royal Navy, at the same time
studying the trombone so that he could join the naval band. During this time
he still did his solo spot with the variety band. With the naval band he went
to canada for six months where he did a number of broadcasts as solo
accordionist and he had the opportunity of playing with the famous pianist
DiI Jones and gained valuable experience for ensemble playing in a modem
style.
In 1959 I approached Delmondi with a view to studying the different
styles of continental music and in a very short time was able to interpret this
music in a truly authentic manner. In the latter part of 1960 he did his first
broadcast with his Quartet for the BBC. and ever since then has been featured regularly in many important programmes.
',A cassette called 'Musellina' is now available from Caravelle Rccords. It features Delmondi, the vcrsatile allround
accordionist, whose tcchnique and musicai ear enables him to interpret the various kinds of music in a truly autllentic
way. The recording contains music with a Continental ambience, including a number of compositions by Delmondi and
the listener will hear the Valse Musette played with expression and in excellent musettc style, as well as Continental
and Latin-American music in a genuinely vibrant manner, bringing out tile true character of the music. (Without this, all
music becomes dull and uninteresting, particularly this type of music). This cassette will have a very wide appeal as it
contains a variety of music in the light vein.
Delmondi's early records were released all over Europe, with great success. He has appeared in hundreds of BBC
broadcasts, both with his quartet and as a solo artist in television and films.'He is a well known composer of accordion
~usic and a number of his compositions have been recorded by· various continental professional accordionists. And this
recording should not only be studied and apprcciated by 'tlle accordionist, whether amateur or professional, but it is also
of great interest to lovers of the different styles of continental music.
The only hobby Delmondi has is fishing on the River Medway in Kent. Never eaught anything very startling, except
for a roach or two, although he has been infonned that there are quite a number of pike. Whilst waiting for a catch, he
composes - and two of the pieces included in this 'Muse/lina' cassette were composed during a fishing lull.
You can obtain the cassette froll~: Adrlan Dante, 2 Bence Close,. Darton, forks, S755PB
Adrian Dante
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Sopra: if nuovo console che parla alia Comunita' italiana
( Edoardo Pini: Maestro del Lavoro )
Chiesa lIaliana di
San Pielro sono lesli·
11 18 Gennaio 1997 si spegneva I'amico Edoardo monianza imponenle
Pini dopo una breve e inesorabile malallia. Era 0310 a della slima che
Tosca di Varsi (pr) it 20 Gennaio 1926 cd era emigralo godevi presso gli
negli anni '50 in cerea di un domani migliorc come amici.
Italiani nel
lIIollissimi allri. Nel 1956 sposava Ada e qualche anno
Mondo
commossi
dopo arrivavano i figli Adriano, Lidia, Massimo. La sua
seomparsa lascia IIn dolore immenso nella sua f.1miglia dalla 'Scomparsa di
e nei molti amici che Edoardo con la sua scmplicila' e Edoardo Pini si unis·
cono a condividerc it
simpntia si era conquistato.
Edoardo Pini, Socio fondalorc di "ltaliani nel dolore della moglie
mondo", ha partccipalo allivamenle alia vila della Ada, dei figli Adri·
comllnila" ilaliana rcndendosi disponibile per le diverse ano, Lidia, Massimo,
allivila' svolla da "ltaliani nel mondo", Con coraggio delle f.1miglie Pini·
slraordinario ha affronlalo i momenli difficili della Alfieri·Cosla che
malallia avclldo scmprc IIn pellsiero per i suoi cari e per scnliranno profondamenle la llIancanza del loro caro
i slloi amici fillo a poche ore prima della sua scomp.1lsa. Edoardo.
Caro Edoardo cri c rimnrrai un amico cccczionalc.
Amico con la A maiuscola: li conobbi nel 1956 cd in
qllcSli anni cri divcnlalo 1110110 piu' che un amico, quasi
un frntcllo maggiorc. I funcmli che si sono svoHi nclla
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History of Calf L?nd
The name Italia, probably a Graecized fonn of Italic Vitelia ('calf
land'), was originally. restricted to the
southern half of the 'toe' but was
gradually extended. 'By 450 B.C.it
meant the region'subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced _Lucania as well. Campania
was included after 325, and by Phyrhus' day Italia as a geographical
expression meant everything south of
Liguria and Cisalpine Gaul; this area
however only acquired political unity
after the Social War.
Cisalpine Gaul was not officially
incorporated until Augustus' time
when, accordingly, Italy reached its
natural Alpine frontiers. Unofficially,
however, whatever the administrative
divisions, the whole counlly south of
tile Alps has been called Italy from
Polybius' time onwards.
Italy was tllUS well adapted to
support human life and attract invaders, and actually did so from very
carly times. Traces of Neanderthal not
to. mention palaeolithic man have
been found, while remains of neolithic people, chalcolithic 'terramaricoW, and iron-using Villanovans are
copious.
·Long before tile rise of Rome,
Italy was well populated and civilized
from end to end. On tile east coast
were Illyrian immigrants: Veneti, PicenteS, Mcssapii; these occasionally
penetrated to the west.
Hardy Sabelli, and the related
Umbrians and Volsci held and tended
to expand from the mountainous central regions. TIu: southern coast lands
comprised Magna Graecia: In·· the
F. Penna
took much longer and indeed was
never fully achieved. After urlifying
Italy AuguSIUS divided it into eleven
administrative districts: (the today's
corresponding regions are listed inside
brackets.)
Latium; Campania; Picentirli district. (Lazio & Campania)
Apulia, Calabria; Hirpirli district.
(Puglia)
Lucania; Ager Bruttius. (Southern
Campania, Basilicata; Calabria)
Region inhabited by
Samnites, Frentarli; ManUcini, Marsi, Paeligni,
Aequiculi, Vestini, Sabirli.
(eastern Campania, Molise;
Abruzzo)
Picenum, Praetutti disCalf Land today
trict.
(northeastern
Abruzzo, southern Marche)
Umbria; Ager Gallicus.
(Umbria; northern Marche)
Etruria. (northern Lazio,
Toscana)
Gallia Cispadana.
(Emilia-Romagna)
Liguria. (Liguria, southern Piemonte)
Venetia;
Istria;
Cenomarli district. (Veneto,
Friuli, Trentino; westernmost Sloverlia & Croatia;
eastern Lombardia)
Gallia Transpadana.
(northern Piemonte, Valle
divergencies.
But ultimately tlley d' Aosta, western Lombardia)
This arrangement laSted almost
were united under the hegemony of
Rome. Her political unification of unaltered . until Constantine's time,
Italy, however, was a protracted task when the islands were customarily
finally accomplished only in Augus- included in Italy..
tus'day. The romanization of Italy
nortll Gauls began to settle c. 400.
Various peoples inhabited the
west; Ligurians , who were possibly
of Neolitllic stock and originally held
a wider area; Etruscans; Latirli and
the related Falisci and Herruci; Aurunci-Ausones Ocnotri (Sicels?).
These various peoples differed
greatly from one another in race,
language and civilization, and Italy's
mountainous co.nfiguration accentuated and perpetuated their mutual
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n cittadino "sporcaccione" che imbratta la strada 0 che getta via oggetti
ingombranti (frigoriferi, scaldabagni,
ecc.) 0 inquinanti, non ri~hia it
carcere ma multe salate, finD a
1.200.000 lire. La precisazione sui
decreto Ronchi sUi rifiuti viene da1
ministero dell'Ambiente. A rischiare
I'arresto sono sol tanto gli imprenditori
che abbandonano i rifiuti di produziUn operaio e' morto e altri due sono one. "Le sanzioni penali -si precisa
rimasti scpolti sotto le maccrie provo- -saranno graduate a seconda della
cate dal croUo di una gaUeria, lungo peiicolosita' e della quantita".
la strada che coUega Ruffano a Supersano, in provincia di Lcccc. I tre
operai erano impegnati in lavori di
manutcnzione della rete fognaria.
Secondo i dati diffusi daU'lstat, it Pit
italiano nel quarto trimcstrc del '96 ha
scgnato un +Q,5% rispctto a110 stcsso
trimcstrc deU'anno prccedente. In
Iieve flcssionc, invecc, la variazione
eongiunturale: .(J,I % rispetto at, trimcstre prccedente. Considerando I'intero arco del '96, it dato risulta in
crescita: +Q,8% rispetto al '95.
Una Iieve seossa di terremoto valutata
intorno al quarto grado della scala
MerC<111i c' stata registrata nella notte
dalle stazioni dell'lstituto nazionale di
Gcofisica nella zona dell'Appennino
lucano. L'epiccntro del sisma e' stato
localizzato nei pressi delle 10C<1Iita' di
Castelsaraccno. San Chirico R.1pari e
San Martino d'Agri. in BasiliC<1ta.
Giovanni Paolo 11 ha cclebrato in
San Pietro i funerali del C<1rdinale
Ugo Poletti. vicario della capitale e
prcsidente della Conferenza episcopale. 11 Papa ha ricordato it "valido
collaboratore" e la sua C<1pacita' di
dialogo. "Ricordo con commozione
-ha dctto -la passione con cui parlava
dclla dioccsi. dei saccrdoti. dei religiosi. del laicato. dei problemi della
gente comune". Alle esequic hanno
partccipato it Presidcnte Sc.1Ifaro. it
ministro della Giustizia Flick c it
sindaco di Roma Rutelli.
E' morto, all'eta' di 83 anni Nuccio
Bcrtonc. uno dci piu' grandi macstri
del 'C<1r design' italiano. Fra i suoi
modelli piu' noti e di maggior succcsso l'Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint e
Montreal, la Lamborghini Miura e
Countach, le Fiat 850 e X 1/9 e la
Lancia Stratos. Torinesc, entrato giovanissimo ncll'azicnda paterna, avcva
presto trasfonnato la piccola carrozzerin artigiana in una vera c propria
industria costruttricc di automobili in
piccola serie. In oltre SO anni di
aUivita' era divcntato un I~'ldcr
mondialc.
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11 ministro delle Finanze, Visco, ha
finnato it decreto che stabilisce I'aumento del prezzo di vendita delle
sigareUe italiane ed estere nella
misura di 200 lire a paccheuo.
11 proccsso per la morte di Ayrton
Senna puo' continuare. Lo ha deciso it
pretore di Imola Antonio Costanzo
respingendo tutte le eccezioni dei
difensori degli imputati per omicidio
colposo del pilota brasiliano. 11 magistrato ha ritenuto infondate le cccczioni di nullita' delle perizie per
prcsunte violazioni dei diritti di
difesa.Inoltre ha anche respinto un'uItima eccezione di incompetenza territoriale sollcvata a sorpresa proprio in
mattinata.Se fossero state aeeettate, le
eccezioni avrebbero potuto svuotare i
eapi di imputazione del PM Passarini.
In calo. nellllese di novembre, I'occupazione nelle- grandi impresc. 11 ato
e' risultato del ..(),3% rispetlO aI
precedente mese di ottobre. La variazione tendenziale - quella, cioe',
rispeuo allo stesso mese dell'anno
precedente - e' stata del -3,50/0.
Alcuni banditi hanno tentato di rapinanare il furgone porta-va\ori che
trasportava gli stipendi dei dipendenti
dell'ospedale Giovan Battista Grassi
di Ostia, nel comune di Roma. Alcuni
vigilantes, che portavano i sacchi allo
sportello della Banca di Roma, sono
stati assa1iti dai malviventi. Due di
loro sono rimasti feriti in modo non
grave. Un terzo vigilantes ha aperto iI
fuoco e ha colpito mortalmente uno
dei banditi, che e' morto poco dopo in
ospcdale.
11 ministro dei Trasporti, Burlando,
ha finnato it prowedimento per I'au,nento delle tariffe ferroviarie. Lo ha
dichiarato it responsabite dell'area
passcggeri delle FS, Sciarrone. Si Un agricoltore di 72 anni, Giovanni
traUera' di un aumento medio del 2,
5%. La delibera del Comitato Inter- Carlo Mensa, e' stato trovato morto
ministeriale Prezzi e' gia' stata regis- nella sua abitazione a Tonengo di
Mazzc' (fori no) ucciso con alcuni
trata <l.111a Corte dei Conti.
colpi di coltello aI torace. A trovare
iI corpo dell'uomo sono stati la moglie
11 riposo settimanale e' un diriuo Cd iI figlio. i quali sono stati interroirrinunciabile e it lavoratore in tuJUO gati dai carabinieri.
di domenica che non recupera it
giorno di riposo ha diriuo ad un vero
e proprio ris.1reimento danni per Ai milioni di pcllegrini che arrive"usura psicofisica". Lo sostiene' la ranno per iI giubileo, la basilica di
C.1Ss.1zione che ha annullato con rin- ~all Pietro si prescntera' con una
via una scntenza del Tribunale di facciata rimcssa a nuovo. 11 proBari. Ad un dipendente non veniva granma di restauro della basilica che
riconosciuto il diriUo al risarcimento rapprescnta iI centro della cristianita,
per aver lavorato di domenica, scnza s.1ra' prescntato dall'arciprete della
ripos.1re in altre giornate. Aveva. in basilica di San Pictro e vicario gencall1bio. ouenuto una llIaggiorazione erale del Papa per la citta' del Vati' cano, cardinale Virgilio Noc.
per lavoro fcstivo.
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In Cam,mina Con Carmela
Carissimi Frateili e Sorelle,
Come di consueto vi comunichiamo iI resoconto economico del 1996.
11 resoconto riguardante i lavori dei tetti e dell'interno della Chicsa non c' qui incluso.
11 ricavato neUo della Processione e Sagra, gia' pubbliato in preccdenza, c' andato al Fondo Restauri.
RingraZiamo ognuno di voi per iI grande affeuo e generosita' dimostrata durante I'anno.
Uno speciale ringraziamento va alia Banca Popolare di Parma e Piacenza e anche alIa nostra Provincia italiana dei·Padri
Pallottini per iI loro 'prezioso contributo.
Un abbraccio di pace a tuui voi,
P. Cannelo
Entrale • Ministero:ComunionelCresime (109)
Matrimoni (78)
Funei-aJi (73)
Battesimi '(170)
Aylesford
Olferte: Mcssc
Colleue Domenica
Candele
Olferte
Elemosine
Lasciti
Contributo Consolato
Olferte Prlgioni (privati e H. 0.)
Rimborsi
Bazaar
Oggetti Religiosi
Aiuto Provincia da Roma
(assicurazione, tappeto, aUare eec.)
Interessi Banca
Banca Parma e Piacenza
Pubblicazioni Libro P. Carmelo
Guida 'Chicsa
Covcnants
Ospitalita:
Prestiti da Pamicchiani
P. Russo
1,682
8,010
5,284.
3,997
599
9,857
29,637
10,294
16,164
7,441
500
4,838
2,783
1,733
5,119
8,997
47,536
677
5,918
727
2,681
369
1,420
8,494
TOTAI,E ENTRATE £184.834
Uscite • CuI to: Candele
Vino e ostie
Palme
Oggetti religiosi
Mcssali, foglietti mcssa ccc
Decorazione Chicsa
Catechismo
Aylesford
Messe (altri saccrdoti)
Elemosine
Ritiri, Ineontri Dioccsi ccc
Viaggi Sacro Ministero
Pubblicazione e Tipografia
Cancelleria c amministrazione
Telefono e posta
Elettricita' , gas, acqua
Manutenzione'ordinaria: casa e Chicsa
Manutenzione Nuova sala
Asccnsore, idraulici eec.
Abbonamenti • riviste e giornali
Pagamenti Dioccsi
Stipendi Impiegati, maestro coro, organista,
Stipendi ··Saccrdoti
Imposte e Tasse
Vitto e Bevande
Assicurnzione
Rappresentanze
Nuovi acquisti
Spesc bancarie
Prestiti da Parrocchiani da restituire
307
534
462
3,901
2,505
2,216
1,293
510
370
9,408
1,008
4,840
8,057
5,583
5,745
12,702
8,039
38,675
6,008
.566·
1,507
21,094
'5,400
4,842
4,407
15,832
8,502
1,364
1,016
8,494
TOTAI,E l!SClTE £]84.418
Pasqua 1997 - Orario Messe
27 marzo - Giovedi' Santo
Messa 20.00 p.m.
28 inarzo .- Venerdi' Santo
Celebrazione 15.00 p.m.
29 marzo - Sabato Santo
Messa 23.00 p.m.
30 marzo - Pasqua della Risurrezione
MeSsc 9.00 a.m., 10.00 a.m., 1l.00 a.m., 12.15 p.m., 19.00 p.m.
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La Vita d'ellan'ostraParroc'ch'ia
Sono nati alia vita di Dio con iI Santo Battesimo
Courtcncy Pamcla Adclizzi-Swain: Dean Swain c Paulette Adelizzi
Gian-Picro Angclo Pcderrolli:. Peter Pcderzolli e Adriana Ralli·
Michacl David Bharrat: Michael Bhamt e Marisa Monte'
Antonio Alcssandra Marino: Peter Marino e Gabriella Dello lacono
Valcrio Braconcini-Phipps: Raymond Phipps e Cinzia Braconcini·
Antonio Rocco: AngeloRoeco e Anna Maria lannccc
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Sophia Gina Joan Seelick: Andrew Sellick e Giuseppina Lomanto'
Leonard Jamcs Oscar Holdswortb: Christopher Holdsworth e Anna Lim
Lul<c Francesco Imerini: Romano Imerini e Jennifer Cohen
Romco Roberto Lorenzo Vignali: Lawrence e Claudia Vignali
Rosa Luisa Bussandri: Franco Bussandri e Alessandra Lombardi
Michcle Romco: Francesco Romco e Miranda Metani
Lucia Rosc Anna Rapisardi: FranCo Rapisardi e Janice George
Jaris Jadc Wright: Paul Wright e Joscphine Imnicdiata .
Danicla Catcrina Solari: Renato Solari e Diana Pcderzolli
Katarina Daniela D'Alcssandro: Gerard e Marisa D' Alessandro
Isabclla Badini: Gabriele Badini e Lucia Guami':ri
Matteo lozzi: Claudio lozzi e Mariannina Caltagiromo
Fabio Cordciro: Paulo Cordeiro e Carla Di Fabio
. Emily FraUura: Franco e Filomena Frattura
Elena FraUura: Franco e Filomena Frattura
Laurence Portaluri: Maurizio Portaluri e Cathy Pawlowska
Cristoplicr Georgcs Moussa: Gcorges Moussa e Letizia Esposito
Rebccca Seannapieco: Angelo Seannapieco e Joan Grogan
Joscph Mastroianni: Giuscppe Mastroianni e Pauline Byrme
Carmen Mastroianni: David e Caemela Mastroianni
Robcrto Luigi Giovanni Spagnoli: Livio Spagnoli e Paola Barbieri
Daniclc FranccSco Mcga: Domenico Mega e Angela Rasile
Nicola Smalcs: John Smales e Cristina Silva
Hanno unito le loro vite davanti a Dio nel Matrimonio
Antonio Franchi e Astrid van der Plas
Tony Greagsbey e Adriana Maria Scuderi
Riposano nella Pace del nostro Signore
Giuscppe Sartori
Patricia Patricelli
Pietro Sartori
Leone Gualdi
Rosolino Shiavi
Maria Moretti
lrene Morozzi
Maria Rossi
Angela Orlando
Giovanni Nicivelli
Milani Raffacle
Michael Ricciotti
Jack Cavanna
Luigi Marinello
Luisa Sartori
Fulvio Umbcrto Fossaluzza
Giovanni Speroni
Edoardo Pini
Giuseppe Scalco
lrene Basciano
Divo Tozzi
Luigi Bosi
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La ,Statua 'piange?
E mai possibile che gli oggetti a
fom13 umana possono anche manifestarc ccrti aspetti del comportamento
umano? Awiene non di rado iI
fenomeno bizzarro di statue sacre, e a
volte anche di quadri, che, almeno
cosi si asscriscc, piangono 0 sanguinano.. Questo fenomeno viene constatato soprattutto, ma non eselusivamente, nei paesi europei.
Uno degli esempi piu' conosciuti c
la statuetia di gesso della Vergine,
prodotta in serie, che si mise a versarc
lacrime profusamente iI 20 agosto
1953 a casa dei padroni, i signori
Iannuso Angelo e Antonietta, a Sira~
cusa in Sicilia. Non appena che gli
ocehi crano stati asciugati, cominieiava a piangerc di nuovo. Entro poco
tempo la gente curiosa arrivava in
massa a vcderc questa statuetta straordinaria e aleuni malati, fra. i cui
Antonietta stessa, avendo toccato le
lacrime, dichiaravano di essere stati
guariti e miraeolati dalle lore malattie. Degli seienziati perplessi condussero un'analisi sulle lacrime e
trovareno ehe 'non si poteva distinguere fra le laerime della statuetta
e le lacrime genuine di una persona.
La Chicsa Cattolica poi riconobbe
formalmente iI piangerc dell a statuetta
come miracolo e oggi la piccola
Madonna di gesso si trova in un
sacrario costruito a posto, visi!.1ta
ogni anno da molti fedeli.
Nel 1980 un 'altra statua di gesso
della Madonna attiro attenzione notevole quando del sangue comineio a
gocciolarc dalla guancia. Questa Madonna era inseri!'1 in un mure di pietra
vicino Niseima in Sicilia e nonostante
che attiro delle grandi folic, all'inizio
fu eonsiderata eon scctticismo dal
Veseovo Alfrcdo Garsia. Proibi la sua
venerazione e insisti che fosse chiusa
ermeticamentc in una vetrina. Questo
fu fatto ma la statua continuava a
sanguinarc. Finalmente iI veseovo decise di esaminarla personalmente e
usei dalla cappelletta molto cmozionate da quello ehe aveva visto.
Si vcnne a eonsocienza di un'altra
Madonna sanguinante a Maropati, ItaIia, nel gcnnaio 1971, sebbene che in
quest' occasiqne non fosse una statua
ma un quadro a casa di un awocato.
Dopo ehe iI quadro aveva perso
sangue ogni giomo da parccchi giomi,
Marzo97
F. Spirito
i vigili Ulbani deeisero di fare un articolo molto rivelatore intitolato
indagine e 10 sequestrarono, cWudcn· "La Chimica in Gran Bretagna",
dolo a cWave in una cassa. L'in· percbe rivell> con molta diligenza
domani mattina quando aprirono la comc crcare una statua cbe dawero
cassa, iI quadro sanguinava ancora e, piangc 0 sanguina: "Ci wole una
statua wota di matcrialc poroso come
seeondo l'anaIisi, era sangue mnano.
iI gesso 0 la oeramica. L'icona deve
essere smaltata 0 dipinta da qualcbe
rivestimento 'impermeabile. Se la
statua viene poi riempita di un Iiquido
(di nascosto,· per esempio per un
piccolo buco nella testa), iI materiale
poroso I'assorbira ma 10 smalto I'im·
pedira di defluire. Se comunque 10
smalto viene impercettibilmente in·
ciso su 0 vicino gli ocehi, goceie
lacrimose useiranno come se si mate·
rializzassero dal nulla. Se la cavita
dietro gli ocebi c piccola abbastanza,
una volta che tutto iI Jiquido n'l;
uscito, non ci rimane quasi nessuna
traceia sull'icona. Quando ho messo
questo trucco sulla prova, c riuscito in
un modo molto soddisfacente, ingan·
Nel 1994 un prete italiano, Padre nando tutti gJi osservatori".
Ma questo non e tutto. Dopo che
Pablo Martin, compro una Madonna
di gesso al santuario mariano a Med· gli fu respinto iI permesso di esamin·
jugorje nella Bosnia·Herzegovina. La are la famosa statua di Siracusa,
diede a un amico, Fabio Gregori, che Garlasehelli procuro una copia esatta
la mise in un sacrario fatto in casa nel dal prodotlore e scopri cbe non solo
suo giardino a CivitaveccWa a 80 era fatta di gesso smaltato ma cbe
chilometri di Roma. Ne! fcbbraio anche c'era una cavita dietro iI volto.
1995 Gregori alfermo che la statua Questi risultati insieme al suo proaveva cominiciato a versare delle getto per creare le statue piangenti 0
lacrime di sangue, quale alfermazione sanguinanti sembrano spiegare come
attrase un gran numero di gente per la Madonna di Siracusa possa versare
vedere e venerare. Durante questo lacrime 0 qualcbe altro Iiquido facil·
periodo si sentiva parlare di almcno mente ottenibile. Ma, come Mario
otto altre icone 0 piangenti 0 san· Magnano, parroco del sacrario della
Madonna di Siracusa ha cbiesto, puo'
guinanti in ltalia.
Nell'aprile 1995 iI Magistrato An· ancbe spicgare iI fatlo verificato a
tonio Albano diede I'ordine di seques· fondo cbe la statua versa vere lac·
trare la madonna del signor Gregori e rime?
GiA nel 1987 comumjuc, iI fisico
lancio un'indagine di froda. L'os·
pedale Gemelli aRoma fecc I'analisi Dott. Sbawn carlson dal Lawrence
del DNA sui sangue uscito dalla Berkeley Laboratory (california) af·
statua. L'analisi rivela che iI sangue fermI> cbe avcva elaborato un metodo
era umano - e masehio. Comunque per fare piangere COli proprie lacrime
nC5Suno della famiglia di Gregori era statue e quadri. Durante una dimos·
disposto a sottoporre il suo proprio trazione pubblica riusei a produrre
sangue all'analisi comparata e cosi una Mona Lisa piangente. Si rifiuta
nel giugno, dopo una clamorosa cam· comunque di rivelare iI suo metodo
pagna, la statua fu restituita· a Civi- fincbe non I'avra brevettato, dato cbe
tavecchia per poi stare nella chiesa di intende di lanciare suI mercato le
icone cbe piangono.
S. Agostino.
Dopo sccoli di meraviglie, c stato
Qui c'l; un precedente importante.
Nel luglio 1995 un ricercatore retrocesso un altro esempio del mira··
chimico, Dott Luigi Garlascbelli de!· COI050 all'ambito mondano grazie al
I'universita di Pavia, pubblioo un progresso della seienza?
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,Letters
dai nostri /ettori
Divo Tozzi
Divo Tozzi died in the early hours of Friday 3rd January 1997.
Many people attended the funeral service which was held at the Italian Chureh on Thursday 16th January and with
their help raised the sum of £420 which was donated to St Joseph's Hospice where Divo spent· his final days. (SI.
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Joseph's letter of thanks is published here).
The Tozzi family would dearly love to
thank everyone who not. only donated this
St. 305Cllb'l} 1b06llicc
generous sum, but to all those who offered
words of comfort and support during t1tis
difficult'time.
Divo was transported back to Italy and
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MARA STRUT HACKNEY
buried in his beloved Tosea, a province of
ho.-'or, "'U-'U
LONDON El 4SA
Parma.
20 January 199(
Maurizio Tozzi
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Mrs Antonia Tozzj & Family
Doar
Ml"S
Tozzl
Thank. :you very much indeed for the kind letter frOll; Mrs
Har1a Tozzl. al~d yO"oJt" most generous tiono.tlon of' £420.00
for the Hospice. collected at'St Petor's Italian Church
in memor?' op your dear HURb81~~ Divo., RIP.
We relt --it. was a privilege to care for your late Husband
in his ftnal,.·ll1r:ess., ar.d yoa may be sure that this kind
and helpful gIft ~~ll be ~8ed In respectful trlbut& to
his mc~or)'. hi the care of oilr IltlUant.8.
May ....e orrer our slucel~c condolences 111 ,your bercavcment
e.nd· 88sure ).'OU or our prayers. '
Yours sincerel)'
,1-.4-.. . ..l.6Siuter Geraldll!e
M,a~ron
Shoot up Hill, London NW2 3UB.
1'.0 the Editor ofBACKHIU,
Sunday 2 nd February I took two English friends to visit St Peter's Chureh, We arrived before the sung Mass so we
had time to visit the Chureh and collect fcw information from a very willing and proud churchgoer.
My friends wcre impressed, astonished and so taken. that they decided to remain for the whole of the service (they
are not R C), •
SI. Peter's is.without doubt a beautiful church, but also it is welcoming, warm and vcry much alive.
My friends also obscrved, how willing and right is the congregation, how, many children are actually happy to go in
Chureh, how the singing and the prayers' in common are spontaneous,joyful, how the whole atmosphere is devoted and
friendly.
Certainly a big thank you is due to Padre Cannelo and Padre Russo who work so very hard to make the chureh a
place pleasing to go; a place not only of worShip, but of rcunion as wcll; a place where Italian people ean feci at home
praying and singing in their mother tongue,
If you decide to publish this letter, I will be more than glad because ·sometimes we do take things and people for
granted and this is one way to acknowledge the service and benefits of the church and our priests,
Yours sincerely,
Marisa Callanan
March 97
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Body Clock
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The lengthening of the day and the
wanning of the air exert a tremendous
influence on virtually every other life
fonn inspiring migrations and ending
hibernations. Surely humans too must
be prey to the power of the season,
the return of light and the chastening
of night? Surely people's innate circadian clocks must react to the return 'of
spring, resetting themselves to keep
pace with the extra daytime hours?
As it turns out, human biological
clocks do change, but only in about
half of all people - women. In men
the songs of the seasons apparently hit
a deaf ear. The contemporary industrialized world has suppressed men's
ability to react to changes in day
length.
Women and men may sleep the
same number of hours each night, but
in women, at least one essential
keeper of internal circadian rhythms
ignores false idols of light and instead
heeds only Hekos, Ra, Mithras - the
sun. When the sun rises late and sets
with haste, the amount of key circadian hormone, melatonin, that is secreted in the female brain at night
increases. Come summer nocturnal
melatonin release falls off. Among
modern men, though they retain all
tile machinery to react to seasonal
change, the release of melatonin at
the winter solstice is identical to that
secreted during a midsummer night's
dream.
The surprising new finding is part
of a larger study that Dr Wehr and his
colle.,gues of the clinical psychobiology branch of t4e National Institute of
Mental Health are e.,rrying out in the
relatively unmined field of photoperiodicity in humans - the impact of
day length on hormonal fluxes, sleep
patterns and behaviour. The researehers are also attempting to understand
the details of the body's circadian
clock, which operates on a 24-hour
schedule and tells the body when to
sleep, eat and be up and about.
Dr Wehr and his colle.,gues attempted to recapitulate prehistoric
sleep conditions in a posthistoric
popUlation. They began by exploring
what happens when the men switched
from the conventional day length, or
photoperiod, of 16 hours to a shortened pbotoperiod of only 10 bours, a
scbedule that lIPproximates wbat prehistoric man in the middle latitudes
would have experienced in winter.
Every night the men came to the
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in windowless dark rooms, relaxing
and sleeping as much as possible.
Various honnone levels, temperature,
brain waves and other functions were
measured at regular intervals. Later,
similar measurements were made
when the men came into the clinic to
sleep for the more traditional seven to
eight hours a night.
The researchers discovered a
number of intriguing things about
how ancestral humans may have spent
their dark winter nights. For one
thing, as the study volunteers adjusted
to their artificial circumstances, tlleir
sleep patterns relaxed into distinct
phases. The men slept only an hour
more than nonnal, but the slumber
was spread over about a 12-hour
period. They slept for about four to
five hours early on, and another four
to five hours or so toward morning,
the two sleep bouts separated by
several hours of quiet, non-an.xious
wakefulness in the middle of tbe
nigbt. Tbe early evening sleep was
primarily deep, slow-wave' slcep and
tbe morning episode consisted largely
of REM, (rapid eye movement) sleep
cbaracterised by vivid dreams. Tbe
wakeful period, brain wave measurements indicated, resembled a state of
meditation.
During the enforced long nigbts,
the levels of tbe honnone prolactin
wbich ordinarily double during sleep
over daytime concentrations, S\\itched
into high ge.,r shortly after the men
entered their chambers and remained
elevated during the entire 14 hours.
That perpetual prolactin surge could
explain the overall peacefulness the
men experienced. Prolactin is a compound that helps keep an anhual
resting; when birds brood their eggs
they stay still thanks to prolactin.
When the men returned to the
normal schedule of an eight~hour
Natalie Angier
night, a host of fairly dramatic
changes occurred. Melatonin secretion
deereased. The amount of prolactin
released did not alter, but was compressed into a shorter time frame.
These and other alterations in
physiolOgy persuaded the scientists
that humans, contrary to pre\ious
notions, have retained their innate
ability to respond strongly to changes
in the length of day and night.
The scientists found a gender difference in the seasonal response. They
wondered if snfferers of SAD might
have seasonal variations in their melatonin secretions. Because most patients \\ith the disorder are women,
the researehers used healthy women
as their control population. Subjecting
SAD patients to the all night sampling
\igil they had put tile men through
earlier, the scientists found there was
a significant difference in winter and
summer pacemaking in the women
\\ith the affective disorder.
To their astonishment, the investigators saw the same seasonal discrepancy in the healthy women as well.
The winter patterns of melatonin secretion were long and more sustained,
the summer pattern, shorter and with a
lower maximum crest. All the women
had been Ii\ing according to the
standard 16-bour up-and·ready schedule. The women's internal clocks - the
part of the brain that responds to light
and dark - was keeping track of the
seasons and adjusting melatonin output accordingly.
Why women might be more resolutely photoperiodic than men remains
a mystery. It could be a remnant of a
time when humans tended to reproduce seasonally.
Beyond the gender difference, the
work underscores how radieally the
change in human sleep patterns may
be affeeting biology and even behaviour. By compressing all nocturnal
biochemistry and all sleep patterns
into an eight:hour period pretty much
year-round, Dr Wehr said "we essentially live in an endless summer". The
consequences of that compression
have yet to be charted.
Nor does Dr Wehr suggest we
sbould return to paleolitbic ways of
long, languid nights. "We like being
awake and doing t1iings, and we don't
want to go, to bed early", Dr Wehr
said. AIIer all - if one is not allowed
to stay up late, what is the point of
being an adult?
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Lord George Byron
Poeta inglese, nato nel 1788, disccndeva da nobile
famiglia. A 21 anni occupava un scggio alia Camera dei
Lord. Dopo un lungo viaggio di istruzione in molti Paesi
d'europa, scrisse iI poema "11, viaggio del giovane
Aroldo". Nel 1815 lascio per sempre l'Inghilterra e visse
in Svizzcra e in ltalia
(Milano e Venezia).
Divenuto amico di Carbonari italiani, si iscrisse alia Carboneria.
::
Nel 1823 si imbarco a
Genova, per guidare la
rivolta dei Greci contro
i Turchi. Mori nel 1824
a Missolungi, di febbri
reumatiche. Scrisse i
pocmi "Macin FaJicro,
doge di Venezia" "
"Sardanapalo"" '-~I due
FosCc-"lri", "Don Gio ..
vanni" .
Jean Racine
Nacque nel 1639 e fu allevato dalla nonna. Venne poi
mandato in un collegio vicino a Port-Royal ove subi
I'influenza Giansenista. Ultimo gli studi a Parigi c
comincio a condurre una vita piil Iibera e a pensare al
temro. Debutta con la ~Tebaide'" ma il suo primo vero
succcsso
c
"Andromaca". "Fcdra" vicnc accolta con
insucccsso c vuole rinunciare al tc.,tro: c questa la sua
ultima opera profana. Viene chiamato all' Acc.,demia
Francese cd C' nominato anche consigliere e Storiografo
del Re. Negli ultimi anni'scrive "Ester" e "Athalie" che
viene prcsentata davanti al Re, a Vers.,iIIes. Muore
nell'aprile del 1699 col desiderio ,di essere sepolto a
Port-Royal. I soggetti delle sue opere si ispirano alia
storia e ai poeti tragici greci.
Maria Luisa d' Asburgo
Fu imperatrice dei Francesi per poco piil di quattr'anni, avendo sposato Napoleone I, alle sue scconde
nozzc, e al quale diede iI tanto sospirato erede, Francesco,
Re di Roma e duca di Reichstadt. Dopo I'abdicazione di
Napoleone nel 1814, torno a Vienna presso iI padre,
I'imperatore d' Austria. 11 Congresso di Vienna decise ,di
nominarla duchessa di Parma·Piacenza e Guastalla. 11 suo
governo fu mite e iIIuminato. A Parma esistono ancora
opere pubbliche di grande utilita, volute da lei. Morto
Napoleone I a Sant'Elena, sposo iI conte di Neipperg, nel
-1822" e nel 1829, rimasta vedova una seconda volta.
sposo iI conte di Bombelles. Mori a Parma, cinquanlaseienne, nel 1847.
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L Strumbella
Maximilien Robespierre
Nacque in Francia ne1 .1758 e' fu avvocato e uomo
politico, •fu e1evato al potere dalla Rivoluzione, poi da
essa stessa distrutto. Nel 1789 fu eletto deputato agli Stati
Generali e, I'anno dopo. Prcsidente del Club dei Giacobini. Dopo che re Luigi XVI fu condannato a morte,
Robespierre fu I'anima dell'insurrezione che spazzO via i
Girondini. Capo del Comitato di Salute Pubblica daI
luglio 1792, escrcito spietatamente la dittatura, facendo
sparire dalla sccna politica tutti i suoi maggiori avversari
Ira, cui Danton e Desmoulins. Dai suoi stessi oppositori fu
imprigionato e ghigliottinato nel 1794.
Marco Tullio Cicerone
Nacque ad Arpiuo nel 106 a.C., fu oratore e scrittore
latino. Incomincio a esercitare la professione forcnse
ne1l'80. Fu questore nella Sicilia occidenlale. Nel 51 fu
inviato, 'come proconsole. nella Cilicia. Si schiero dalla
parte di ,Pompeo, conlro Calilina e conlro Giulio Ccsare.
Dopo la morte di Pompeo si accosto a Ccsare. Ma quando
questi fti ucciso, si riliro nella sua villa di Formia. Da
lonlano ,sostenne ottaviano cOntro Antonio. Ma, con iI
sccondo Triumvirato, ottaviano 10 sacrifico alia vendetta
di Antonio. Cicerone venne ucciso presso la sua villa dai
sic:iri del triumviro nel 43 a.C. Sono rimastc di lui opere
di rctoric." di filosofia, Iq orazioni e le lettere.
Giacomo Leopardi
Poela marchigiano nacque a Rec.,nati nel 1788 e mori
a Napoli ncl 1837. Studiosissimo fin da ragazzo, a undici
anni tradussc iI prim~ Iibro delle Odi di Orazio. A
quattordici scrisse duc tragedie, a diciassctte, "Sloria
dell'aslronomia". Malato e dcfonnc non pote mai aderire
con pienezz., alle gioie della vila. L.,voro·per I'editore
Stella a Milano e a Bologna. negli anni 1825-1826. Ebbe.
quali amici, Pietro Giordani, Pielro Colletta, Antonio
Ranieri. Nelle sue bellissime Iiriehe. nelle sue prose
("Operette morali"), egli rivelo iI suo sentimenlo di
Soliludine e di infelicila che dalla sua esperienza
personale sfociano in un senso universale di pcssimismo.
Franz von Liszt
(1811-1886) Nolo composlitore unghercse fu anche un
brillanlissimo pianisla. aulore di Studi per pianoforte.
Sinfonie, R.,psodie. 2 Concerti per pianoforte e orcheslra,
Messe, ,Salmi, Oralori. Egli fu iI primo ad avere la
percezione esatta delle risorsc Iccnichc del pianoforte.
strumenlo che fino ad allora era poeo sfruttato e
valori7.7.,lo. Si dice che sia slalo Paganini, quando Liszt
avcva vcnti anni, a consigliarlo di rinnovarc la propria
artc pianisti<rl1. La sua vita si svolsc tra Roma. Wcimar c
Budapest. In ogni paese fu anomia c slimalo. Fu nominato
presidenle del Conservalorio musicale di Budapest. A 54
anni vesti I'abito talare e divennc abate.
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RlVISTA DELLA COMUNITA'.ITAUANA
Stefano Milioni
Montepulciano
D'Abruzzo
ad una altitudine non superiore ai 500 e iI Grcco nero. Nell'ambito dei
metri. s.l.m. ed, eccezionalmente, ai vitigni ad uve bianche si ritrovano iI
600 metri. per quelli esposti a mezzo- Montonico e la MalvaSia, a i quali si
giomo, co~ escltisione, comunque. dei aggiunge iI Pccorello, di rccentissima
La storia
introduzione.
II nome di questo vino non Ita vigneti situati in fondo valle.
Vitigni: Mon!epulciano; SangioLa zona di produzione comprende
nessun collegamento con iI Vino Nobile di Montepulciano e I'omonimia vese fino ad' un massimo del 15%. diversi comuni in provincia di
Coscnza, citIA circondata dai
risulta quindi puramente. casuale.
contralforti silani e dalla catena.
Quesi'ultimo, infalli, trae origine dalla
dCi . monii di Paola, che la
cittA in cui .viene prodotto, mentre
chiudono come in uno scrigno,
quello abruzzcsc dal vitigno cite ne
aperto dal solo lato .della valle
carallerizza in maniera determinante
del Crati. F~ certamentc qtiesta
I'uvaggio. Con certezza si puo alferposizione strategica che la fccc
mare che iI vitigno Montepulciano c
eleggere, gh'l dodici secoli
nato nell'abruzzese Valle Peligna, noprima di Cristo, capitale .della
tizia confennata da uno scritto delle
Confederazionc dei Brelli. Un
storico Miehele Troia risalente al
popolo di contadini e tllontanari
XVIII sccolo, in un periodo, quindi,
fieri e coraggiosi, che mai ac·
molto anteriore rispello a quando si
.cello completamente iI dominio
vantavano le origini toscane 'del viti-·
di allri popoli.
gno. In .questa zona ha subito delle·'
II vino prodotto in qucsta
selezioni e si c adattato facilmentc
alle va~azioni ambientali in seguito al Resa massima per ha: 140 qli. Resa zona c di medio corpo, iI suo colore
suo dilfondersi nei· terri\ori vicini. massima di uva in vino: 70%. Gra- va dal rosso rubino al cerasuolo e
Oggi' 10 si trova coltivato con suc- dazione a/colica minima: 12%. viene collivato ad una allitudine tra i
cesso nel territorlocircostante le quat- Acidila lolale minima: 5-7.5 per mille. 300 e i 600 metri.
tro province abruzzesi di Chieti, I' Aq-' Eslralto secco nelto minima: 18-27
nila, Pescara e Teraino, 'ad una altitu- per mille. Ceneri: 1.8-3 per mille.
Dati Commerciali
dine non superiore ai 500 metri s.l.m .. Invecchiamenlo: 5 mesi. CaralterisStrulture di produzione: 102
tiche
organoleltiche:
colore
rosso
Per iI Montepulciano d:Abruzzo,' oltre
produllori. Numero eltari iscrilti:
al vitigno omonimo concorrc' in rubino con lievi sfumature violacee e 109,85. Quantita max producibile:
I'invcctendente
all'arancione
con
minima parte per la sua produzione
9.227 hI. Quanlita prodolte: 1.890 hI.
anche iI Sangiovese. di sieura origine chi amen to; profumo vinoso. tenuo, (1987).
.
s.~pore asciutto. s.~pido,
gradevole;
toscana e, prccisamente, della zona
del Chianti. Vinificando I'uva Mon- morbido. leggennente tannico. QualiSpccifichc D.O.C.
tcpulcJan~) i~ 3sScnZc:' di 'vinaccc, jicazioni: qualora sia sottoposto ad un
Zona di produzione: parte del
oppure con leggero contatto delle periodo di invccchiamento di 2 'anni,
annate di scarso colore, al Montepul- puo portare la qualifica ···Vccchio". territorio comunale di Coscnza, Piane
cia no D' Abruzzo si amanca la speci- Tipologie: qualora le uve vengano Crati, Paterno Calabro, Figline Vegficazione "Cerasuolo", come ad indi- vinificate in prescnza delle buccC per liatu·ro. Aprigliano, Pietrafitta, Dipigcare iI colore rosso ciliegia che 10 un Iimitato periodo di fermentazione, nano, Mangonc, Pcdacc c Ccllara, in
caratterizza. II Cerasuolo non· c di iI vino. in considcrnzione del suo provincia di Coscnza. Viligni: Gaglifacile produzione: c sumciente un colore rosso ciliegia. "uo portare la oppo (denominato Ioc.~hnente Man·
taglio anche con minime quantitA di spccificazionc '~Ccrasuol~".
tonico nero) 50%. Grceo nero 10·
20%. Malvasia bianca clo Mantonico
altro vino per fargli perdere le sue
bianco clo Pecorello fino ad un
caratteristiche organolettiche ottimali.
Crati
Illassilllo del 20%. Resa massima per
Dati Commcrciali
ha: 120 qli. Resa massima di uva In
La
storia
Slrulture di produzione: 4.876
Dai pendii occidentali della Sila vino: 70%. Gradazione alcolica
produttori. Numero eltari iscrilti:
minima: 12%. Acidita totale minima:
7.293. Quanlita. max producibile: fino alle acque del Tirreno, ma dis- 5 per mille. Eslratto secco netto
posta
prima
lungo
la
valle
del
fiume
710.599 hI. Quanlila prodotte:
Crati che s.~le verso nord e poi lungo minima: 20 per Illille. Invecchia-.
256.288 hI.
la valle del fiuinecSaVuto che invccc mento: nessuno. Caratterisliche orgaSpecificlte D.O.C.
si sviluppa' a sud. si snoda una nolelliche: colore dal rosso rubino al
Zona di produzione: iI territorio ininterrotta area viticola' estrentamente rosso cerasuolo piu 0 menD intenso;
vitato delle quattro province abruzz- intercss.~nte che accoglie. principal- profumo gmdevollllente vinoso; sapore asciul\o cd arlllonico. Qualifiesi: Chieti, L' Aquila. Pescma e mente lungo il Crati. il viilO Donnici.
cazioni:
nessuna. Tipologie: ncssun3.
Teramo. Sono da considerare idonei
Nella valle del Crat;' si coltivano
unicmnente i vigncti collinari situati vitigni ad uve rosse quali iI Gaglioppo
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Cinema
Review
May the Force be with you.
A long time ago in a galaxy far,
far away a wunderkind Gcorge Lucas
gave us a story of good versus bad
and the power of temptation. So the
Star Wars phenomenon was born.
Twenty years on and we still await
further instalments. Gcorge Lucas has
denied us so far because, he says,
computer technology could never
keep pace with his imagination. Well
now it can. So, whilst he is busy witl;
the next Star' Wars film at Lcavcsden
Studios he has dished up tile original
trilogy in all its glory and more.
Having added and extCJided tile
computer imagery we are given a
fresh film for a new generation of
cinema goers. "Either I'm gonna kill
her or I'm beginning to like her."
(Han on Lcia). "Don't you call me a
mindless philosopher,
you overweight glob of
grease" (C-3PO to
R2D2). "Will somebody
get this walking carpet
out of my way?" (Lcia
re Chewbacca). Well
they are all still there
but there's more. Cut
from the first version is
Solo's meeting with
Jabba, more stonntroopers, vivid explosions,
digitally remastered
soundtrack. Lucas is
spending the money on
the upgrade that he did
not have on the original
The film took no. I
spot in the box office
across the Atlantic' and ,viii certainly
do the same here. It is now on its way
to being the biggest grossing film of
all time. It whets the appetite for the
next episode due out in 1999 and is
definitely one to take the children to.
Star Wars opens 21 March, The
Empire Strikes Back on 11 April and
Return of the Jedi on 25 April.
Agrifog/io Bosco
Quote of the Month
"My feeling is that a mediocre
film from 30 ycars ago is probably
better than a good film from today."
Director Joe "Gremlins" Dante.
Oscars
Despite the two glaring omissions
of Evila and Michael Collins this is as
risky as is geis for the Academy.
Brave indced to nominate such "fringe'" films as Fargo, Secrets &
Lies, Breaking the Wave and Shine. I
would be h"ppy with any of the
nominees for best director although
Milos Foreman, has had it since
People Vs !Arty Flynt has been
hounded by anti-feminists. We Inight
also see the rarity of best picture and
best director for different films, More
predictable is John Williams' nomination for best score. I do not think,
however. that we will avoid the
pat-on-the-back Oscars. My money on
the 24th will be on Tom Cruise and
Lauren Bacall for starters. What think
you?
Coming Soon
People Vs Larty Flynt. Woody
Harrclson plays the iconoclastic Hustler publisher and Courtney Love is
his wife in a bio-pic directed by Milos
Top Ten
Foreman and executive produced by
How "with it" arc you? Here is Oliver Stone. Opens 14 March
the UK Top Ten for 1996
Mother. Albert Brooks wrote, di1. Independence Day; 2. Toy rected and stars in this comedy about
Story; 3. Babe; 4. Seven; 5. Mis- one man's mid-life crisis. Look out
sion:Impossible; 6. Twister; 7. Sense for Debbie Reynolds as the mother.
& Sensibility; 8. JUlllanji; 9. Golden- Opens 17 March
Eye; 10. Trainspotting
The English Patient. Hana (Juliette Binoche), a French-Canadian
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nurse, cares for the horribly.lJurned
"English patient" (RaJph Fiennes)
towards the end of the war. He is not
English at all but Almasy, a Hungarian count, map-maker and explorcr
part of a Sahara expedition which
includes Gcoffrcy Clifton (Colin
Firth) and his wife Katharine (Kristin
Scot! Thomas). A1masy and Katharine
are drawn together in an intense affair
which inevitably spells doom and
dcath. Adapted and directed by Anthony Minghella (Truly, Madly,
Deeply) from Michael Ondaatje's
1992 Broker Prize-winning novel.
Opens 14 March
Space Jam. Michael Jordan and
Bugs Bunny star in this basketball
live action cartoon. Stick to the
soundtrack! Opens 21 March.
The Saint. In Paramount actionadventure Simon Templar (Val
Kilmer) finds himself
hired to steal the life
work of a beautiful seientist (Elisabeth Shue).
Opens 21 March.
Trojan Eddie. Eddie. a small town excon, sees a way to rise
above the low life by
setting up on his o\\n;
what he did not bargain
for was the murder and
mayhem along the way.
Starring Richard Harris,
and Stephen Rca. Opens
21 March.
Dante's Peak.
Pierce Brosnan stars as
a volcanologist who
travels to Dante's Peak
and discovers the town threatened by
a volcano. The only one who will
listen is the town's mayor (Linda
Hamilton). Opens 28 March.
Liar Liar. Jim Carrcy is an attorney and compulsive liar (isn't that the
same thing in the movies?) who is
compelled to tell the truth for 24
hours. Opens 28 March.
Romeo & Juliet. Baz Luhrmann
pumps this old romance full of
adrenaline. Leonardo Di Caprio and
Clairc Danes as the star-crossed lovers. The language is the Bard's the
setting 1990 Florida. Opens 28 March.
Gold in the Streets. A group of
young Irish men and women's experiences in New York struggling to
realise their American dream.
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Marathon Training
With the London MaraUlOn ahriost
upon us, here are some last minute
pointers for those wanning up and a
schedule for those of you tempted
next year.
This article offers a training'schedule for UleNovice '(those' running first
marathons), ·and Intermediate (those
seeking to improve).
Who Can Run?
Most healthy people ean run and
finish a marathon. You need to possess' at least a minimal level of
physieal fitness and an ability to jog
or walk for 30-60 minutes without
discomfort. Those entering our program need to be already run !ling 3-4
days a wcek, totalling 15-20 miles a
wcek. You need to have run several
previous races at 5K or IOK distances.
If you are not at that levcl, you may
want to' re-think your marathon plans.
Those not used to strenuous excrcise should considcr a physical cxainination featuring a treadmill stress test.
This is good advice whether or not
you plan to run marathons..
The intcrmediatc training schedules are .designed for cxpericnced
runners, ,those who have completed
onc or morc marathons and who are
hoping to im'prove their performances
by increasing milc.~ge and the paCe of
some of their trainin?
Focusing on Your Goal
,If you care cnough to train 18
months to run a marathon, you should
focus that training toward the marathon goal. Other activities· should be
set aside, or postponed. Other strcsses
should be avoided. This includes cxcessivc spccdwork or racing.
If aud when you do race, make
sure you obtain ample rest before and
after. Cut back slightly during race
wecks. Bc flexiblc, but mainiain the
mili:.~ge progressions shown. Racing
too often ean inhibit performance by
interfering with your training.
Ha/ Higdon
Novice Training
.First-timc marathoners should both
train and race conservativcly. The
following 18-week training schedulc
provides a simple chcek-list telling
you how many miles to run each day.
Thc wcek's work divides into four
phases:
1. Base: (fuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday). Mid-wcek runs should be
run at a "comfortablc" pace, each
runncr defining his or hcr level of
comfort. If you feel good, run slightly
faster on WcdnesdaY- but do not
ovcrdo it!
2. Rest: (Friday, Monday). Before
and after thc wcckcnd, take a day of
rest. Friday's reSt day is to gct ready
for the weekcnd long run; Monday's
is for recovcry. "Rest" is an important part of your training program!
3. Distimce: (Saturday). Long runs
are scheduled Saturdays, but c.~n be
donc any day. Run at thc pare you
hopc to run thc marathon. Don't
hesitatc to walk. As a first-timer, your
goal should bc to finish. not run fhst.
4. Aerobics: (Sunday). A day of
activc rest. Spend an hour doing somc
easY cross-training: walking. cycling,
swimming, but usually no runniug.
Kcy to thc novice marathon training program is thc milc.~gc build-up,
particularly thc long runs. Thcir
Icngth incrc.~scs at a ratc of I mile per
weck: from 6 miles thc first weck to
20 milcs thc 16th week. (fapcr two
wccks before the marathon.) Evcry
third week "stcp-back" for recovcry.
Total weekly miles progrcss in a
Peak Performance
similar fashion. The program for firstThe longest training run in this timers is' designed for you to run
program is 20 milcs, nm once by approximatcly as many total miles
beginners and more oftcn by those mid-week as on your long run on thc
morC cxpcrienced. If you can run a wcekend. If you follow thc program 20-milcr in practice, the cxcitemcnt of doing neithcr too much nor too Iittlc the marathon will take you,those final success in your first marathon is
.
6 miles 385 yards.
guaranteed!
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Intermediate Training
Expcrienced marathoncrs may
want to increase their training with a
'goal of. improving their finishing
times. Thc following schedulc expands upon that offered thc novice.
Thc week's work dividc'S into' six
phases:
1. Aerobics: (Monday.) A day of
active rest. Spend 30-60 minutes doing somc easy cross-training: walking,
cycling. swil\\lning, but no running.
This is part of your recovcry from the
wcckcnd. Don't ovcrdo itl
2. Base:' (fucsday, Thursday).
These short and easy runs should be
run at a "comfortablc" pace" each
runncr defining his or hcr levcl of
comfort.
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3. Tempo: (Wednesday). Bcgin and
cnd this "tcmpQ" run at a conifortablc pace ,adding 15-30 minutes of
fhstcr running in thc middle. At it's
pc.~, you should bc running marathon
pace, or slightly faster.
4. Rest: (Friday). Relax to gct
rc.~dy for thc wcekend. "Rest". remains a very important part of your
training programmc!
5. Pace: (Saturday) Begin and
finish c.~, but otherwise run'near the
marathon pace you plan to run. Save
somc energy for Sunday's long run.
6. Distance: (Sunday). Long runs
are scheduled for Sundays, but can be
donc any day. Run 1-2 minutcs slower
than thc pace you plan to run thc
marathon. Covcr the distance; don't
worry about timc. This should not be
a pnnishing workout!
Kcy to thc intermediatc programmc - along with thc milc.1gc
build-up - is the addition of fastcr
runs twice during thc week, Thc long
runs also start at a higher. In thc first
intcrmediatc program, long runs start
at 8 miles and progress I milc per
week to 20 miles in the 13th wcek.
The second intermediate program
starts at 10 miles. The length of the
mid-week tempo rims also differ
slightly. Important in c.1ch is the fact
that cvcry third week features a
"stcp-back" for recovery.
Total wcckly miles progress similarly with approx. 60% of your mileagc mid-week, the rest in the weekcnd
long run. If you follow the programme you should improvc your
marathon best.
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Ita'iSport
Basketball: Classifica Al dopo 23°
giornata
Benctton TV
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Teamsystcm BO 28
MashVR
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Cagiva VA
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Telcmarket RM
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Rolly PT
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Fontanafredda SI 20
Polti Cantil
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Viola RC
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Scavolini PS
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Came Montana FO 8
Sandro Pratoli
Tennis: Italy comfortably won their
first round Davis Cup tie 4·1. They
,viII meet Spain at the beginning of
April in round 2. Below arc the first
round results.
Omar Camporese (Ita)
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Alejandro Hemandez (Mcx) 6 0 4 5
Renzo Furlan (Ita) 3 6 6 6
Luis Herrera (Mcx) 6 1 2 I
NargisolPcscosolido (Ita) 6 4 7 6
HernandezlLavalle (Mex) 1 6 6 3
R. Furlan (Ita)
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A. Hemandez (Mcx) 3 3
O. Camporese (Ita) 6 3 4
L.Herrera (Mex) 2 6 6
Sci: Nclla coppa del mondo di sei
alpino, la discesa di Kvitfjcll e' stata
vinta da Kjus davanti a Vitalini.
Strobl ha vinto if supcrG, mentre la
Zelenskaja ha bissato if succcsso nella
discesa di Hakuba, dove la Kostner e'
finita quinta.
Pallavolo: L'Area Ravenna ha vinto
la Coppa CEV di Pallavolo maschife
battendo nella finale di Gincvra if
Netas Istanbul 3-0., E' stato if 12·
successo di una squadra italiana neIla
Coppa CEV" che la squadra' Ravennate, non avcva mia vinto.
Pallamano: Classifica di scrie a dopo
la 21° giornata: Principc 40; Ortigia
34; Gamma Due 31; AIi 28; Power
Horse e Forst 23; Cifo 22; Arag 20; S.
Vigilio 18; Telenorba 16; Mazara 14;
Mordano 13; Rosolini 11; Benevento
-4.
Atletica: I risuItati del Meeting Internazionale di Atletica di Sindc1fingen,
in Gennania.
J.500M.
1. Ruediger Stenzcl (Germania),
3:37.01.
2. Gert-Jan Liefers (Olanda), 3:39.83.
3. Massimo Pegorctti (Italia), 3:39.99.
Gelto del Peso
1. Paolo dal Soglio, (Italia), 20,43 M.
2. Oliver-Sven Buder (Germania),
20,10.
3. KneIl Ove Hauge (Norvegia),
19,92.
Gelto del Peso (Donne)
1. Astrid Kumbcrnuss (Gennania),
19,65 M.
2. Maria Rosolin (ltalia), 17,90.
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Omar Camporese
Lancio del Martello: Enrico Sgruletti
ha stabilito iI nuovo primato italiana
di Lancio del Martello, ottenendo la
misura di m. 80,14, nel corso del
triangolare internazionale di Lanci
Francia-Germania-Italia. 11 finanziere
diventa iI primo italiano a superare la
soglia degli 80 metri.
Calcio: Hanno fatto l'esordio ufficiale
nel Campionato di Serie C le bandierine elettroniche, la tccnologia al
servizio dei guardalinee per accresccre la collaborazione con gli
arbitri. Un po' di curiosita' per la
novita'. Un modcrato ma efficaee uso
del nuovo strumento: questo I'impatto,
1ll0Ito atteso, neIle gare. "E' andata
bene • ha detto l'aIbitro PascarieIlo di
Lcccc che ha diretto Sora-Avellino,
Serie ClI Girone B. In tre occasioni
le bandierine clettroniche sono risultate fondamentali perehe' mi hanno
pennesso di riccvere istantancamente
le segnalazioni dei miei coIlaboratori
Tita e Mirri. L'intesa tra aIbitro e
guardalincc e' destinata a migliorare
sensibilmente',
Calcio: La chiameranno Italia all'antica, ma per vinccre a Wembley ci
volcva proprio una squadra cosi' roeciosa, come queIla schierata da Cesarc
Maldini. Costacurta Iibero, una difesa
impcccabile e ,un contropicde efficaee
banno messo aIle cOrde una vivacis~
. sima InghiJterra. Che c'era da soffrire
10 si e' capito subito, McManaman fa
subito soffrire Peruzzi, la risposta
degIi azzurri e' intelligente. Una finta
di Casiraghi e iI tiro di 20la fanno
venire i primi brividi agli inglesi. Le
emozioni si aJtemano, Le Tissier
punge, ma chi ferisce e' I'Italia: lancio
di Costacurta e Gianfranco 20la reaIizza un gran gol dopo venti minuti di
gioco. GIi azzurri eereano iI colpo del
ko ancora con 2013. Poi Paolo
Maldini ci prova anche lui. Soffre in
panchina il suo papa'. Dopo una fase
di sbandamento g1i inglesi attaccano
scnza sOste. Le Tissier e' Bcckham
insidiano la porta di Peruzzi. Finisce
uno a zero i1 primo tempo. Nella
ripresa la formazione di Maldini gioca
una cscmplare partita difensiva. 11
giovane Cannavaro, I'espcrto Ferrarn e
Dino Baggio bravissimo a controllare
i1 pericoloso McManaman hanno foro'
mato una perfetta diga. E' stato davvero bravo I'esordiente Cesare
Maldini a indovinare tutte le mosse
tattiche. Contro i furiosi attacchi inglesi 10 spirito di' gruppo e' stato
determinante, cosi' come le prodezze
di Peruzzi. Finale da batticuore anche
per un tifoso inglese che entra in
campo. Ferdinand e Inee ci provano
da tutte le posizioni, poi Peruzzi salva
su Shearer. Dopo 24 anni I'Italia vinee
a Wembley cd entra nella storia iI
nuovo cic10 di Maldini. Chissa' che
pensera' Sacclli.
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Tennis: 11 Croato Goran Ivanisevic
(testa di serie n.I) ba vinto I'cdizione
1997 dcgli Italian Indoor di Tennis
bilttendo in finale 10 spagnolo Sergi
Bruguera, in due set, con punteggio di
6-26-2.
Rughy: Classifica dopo 16° giomata:
Milan 33; Benetton 32; SIMAC 23;
Fly Flot 22; Radio Dimensione Suono
e Record Cucine 18; Hydrocar 16;
Lafert IS; L'Aquila 14; Livomo 8;
Collefcrro 3; Amatori Catania 2.
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Mamma's Ricetta
Baccala al Forno,
Mrs. M.G.
Baked Baccalilfor Good Friday
Ingredicnti
800 gr di baccala
2 cipolle 0 2 pori tritati
50 gr di burro
4.cucehiai di olio d'oliva
250 mllatte
3 cucehiai di parmigiano
pepe e poco farina
Ingredicnts
1 0/.0 Ibs baccaJa (salted cod)
2 onions or 2 leeks, finely chopped
2 oz buttcr,
.
4 tbspns olive oil
Y:. pint of milk
3 tbspns panncsan cheese
a little plain flour and pepper
Mctodo
Tagliate iI baccala a pezzi regolare, Mettetelo a bagno per
2 giomi cambiando I'acqua almeno .3.volte. al giomo.
Diliseatclo e togliete la pelle. Infarinate i pezzi di
baccala. Mcttcte le cipolle 0 pori in una teglia imburrata.
Coprite con i pezzi di baccala. Pcpate. Versatevi sopra 3
cucehiai di olio ed iI latte. Mcttctcvi sopra iI burro a
pezzetti. Coprite conearla argentata. Cucinate in fomo
prescaldato 190 0 /no 5 per 2 ore. Togliete la carta
argentata e cucinate per altri 20 minuti. Spolverizz.1telo
con iI pannigiano e irroratelo con 1 cucehiaio di olio.
Rimettctelo nel fomo. e cucinate scoperto per altri 20
minuti; Togliete dal fomo e servitelo nella propria tcglia
con polenta 0 patate puree.
Mcthod
Cut the cod iniopieces arid soak with the skin
upwards for 2 days, changing the water at least 3
times a day. Remove skin and bones. Lightly coat the
fish in flour. Place the. onions or leeks in a greased
oven·to·table dish, cover with pieces of fish and
season with pepper. Pour 3 tablespoons of oil and the
milk over the fish. Dot with butter. Cover with silver
foil. Place in pre-heated ovcn no 5/190° for 2 hours.
Remove silvcr foil and cook for a further 20 minutes.
Sprinkle the panncsan and 1 tablespoon of oil ovcr the
surface. Rcplace in oven and bake uncovered for a
furthcr 20 minutes. Rcmove from ovcn and serve with
polcnta or mashed potatoes.
Torta all' Amaretto per Pasqua
Amaretti Cake for Easter
Ingredienti
100 gi farina
100 gr fecola
I"bustina di Iievito Bertolini
150 gr burro
150 gr zucehcro
150 gr amarctti
100 gr di mandorle pelate
100 gr cioccolato fondente
3 uova
75 ml amaretto, rum 0 marsala
Ingredicnts
4 oz flour
4 oz potato flour
1 tcaspoon of baking powder
6 oz buttcr
6 oz sugar
6 oz amaretti
4 oz almonds, peeled
4 oz chocolate, cut into small pieces
3cggs
3 fl oz amaretto, Marsala or rum
Decorazionc:
150 gr panna montata e delle uova piecole di cioccolato
o 100 gr di amaretti schiaceiati, 100 gr di mascarpone e
50 gr di zucehero a velo
Dccorate:
6 fl oz whipped double cream, chocolate eggs or 4 oz
mascarpone, 2 oz icing sugar, 4 oz crushed amaretti
Mctodo
Sciaceiate gli amarctti e mandorlc. Potctc Ihrlo ncl
frullatore. Scioglictc insicme iI burro ed il cioecolato a
'bagna maria'. Lasciateli ralfredare. Sbattete i1isieme i
tuorli. e 10 zucehero. Aggungete iI burro e cioccolato
sciolti, agli amaretti, mandorle e Iiquore. Amalgamate
insicme tutti gli ingredicnti. Montate a neve gli albumi.
Aggiungcte a composto. In fine unite la farina, la feeola e
iI Iievito. Versate iI composto in una tortiera imburrata di
20 cm:' Fit~ cuoccre nel fomo pre s~1ldato 190 0 /no 5 per
45·lninuti. Decorate con panna niontata e piecolc uova di
c\occolato 0 mcscolate insieme iI mascarpone, zucehero a
vclo e amaretti sbriceiolati.
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Method
Crush thc amaretti and almonds. This can be done in a
mixcr. Mclt togcthcr the buttcr. and chocolate 'bagne
marie'. Allow to cool. Beat togcther the egg yolks and·
sugar and add the melted buttcr and chocolate,
amaretti, almonds and liqueur. Mix all the ingredients
togcther. Whip thc egg whites until thcy stand in
peaks. Fold into the mixture. Finally add the potato
and plain flour and baking powder. Put mixture into a
greased 8" c.1kc tin with loose bottom. Bakc in
pre-hc.1ted oven no. 51190° for 45 minutes. Decorate
with whipped crc.1m 'and small chocolate eggs OR mix
together the maSc.1rponc cheese. icing sugar and
crushed amaretti. .
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A lecture in Engiish of the Den.i~ lyIahon Collection
by GabrieIe.Finaldi' (Curator of.I:.ater Italian and
Spanish Paintings at the l'l'ationaIQa!lery)
!fuesday 18th M.arch at'18.30
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FOUR SEASONS
Chamber Music in Modena and Bologna
in the early 17th <;ent)lry
Tu,esday 22nd March at 19.30
:Barbican Centre, Silk Street
TeI: 0171 638 8891
A concert by Gli' Academici I!lquieti Ens.ep~le
on period pieces.
Tuesday 25th March at 19.00
TOSCA
The United Kingdom and Italy:
Partners in science and technology
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by Puccini ,
11, 13, 17,20, March at1~.3.o
R..oyal Opera House
Covent Garden
Tel: (n7I 3044000
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Italian Cultural Institute.
Belgrave.square, London I?Wl
Tel: 0171 2351461
E-mail: Italcultur@martex.co.uk
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A Roundtahle with
Richard Andrews (University of Leeds),
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. Giovanni Aquilecchia (UCL), 'Ronnie Ferguson, :.
(University of Lancaster) and·
Maggie Gunsberg (uriive~ity of Sussex)
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A lectur~jn English by Pr<;>f. Paoio¥. FaSeHa
.(t!niversityof Rpme Tor yeigata)
With ZygmuntBaranski, Clarie Honess,
Angela Meekins and George Reid'
Thursday 13th'March at 18.00
Structures and SO,ciety: Models a~d
Influences in Renais;mnce Drama
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Discovering the Italian Baroque
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ITALIAN C(JLTURAL INSTrfUTE
VIVALDI - LA FOLLIA
Flute Concerto, Four Operatic Areas,.
Violin Sonata, Orchestral Concerto
Monday 17th March at 19.30
Purcell Room, South Bank
Tel: 01719604242-
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-DISCOVERfNG THE 'ITALIAN
BAROQUE
The Denis
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Collection
Until May 18th
Mondays to Saturdays 10.00-18.00
Wednesdays 10,00-20.00
. -Sundays 12.00-18.00
Thursday 20th March',at 17.30
Further infonnation -,Dr. Robert,Lumley
Centre for Italian Studies
Universuty College, Gower Strc;et, WC1
Tel: 0171 3807784
Admission free.
National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing, Trafalgar Sq.
Tel: 9171 83933~1
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