Silvia Donati
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Silvia is ITALY Magazine's Contributing Editor. She graduated from the University of Bologna in Literature and studied Print & Broadcast Journalism at the University of California in Los Angeles, where she has lived, on and off, for several years. She began her career in journalism working for a Southern California news agency before returning to Italy and going freelance. She has written both in English and Italian for a variety of publications; she has covered the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, where she had the chance to interview Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino among others and reported live from the Golden Globes for ANSA. She now specializes in everything Italy-related.
Articles by Silvia Donati
In her latest album, called “Senza paura” (Without fear), Italian singer Giorgia’s features a high-profile collaboration: she duets with Alicia Keys i…
The Italian documentary “TIR” is the winner of the 2013 edition of the Rome Film Festival, which officially closed Sunday. Directed by Alberto Fasulo,…
While less and less Italian movies are being made, there is a new film industry that is prospering in Italy, and more specifically in Lombardy: Bollyw…
Via Fondazza in Bologna has become the first “social street” in Italy.
The idea originates from a Facebook group, Residenti in Via Fondazza (Via Fond…
Pope Francis’ message of renewal seems to be taking hold not only on the devotees, but also on those who had distanced themselves from the Church. Thi…
Italian singer Laura Pausini has just released a new album to celebrate 20 years of a successful singing career: 20 – The Greatest Hits.The previously…
Barter goods and service for your stay in Italy. “Barter Week” takes place November 18-24 at thousands of Bed & Breakfasts across Italy.Possibly i…
In the photo: Actress Kate Beckinsale and journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau in Rome.
Kate Beckinsale was spotted in Rome just ahead of filming for “The…
Mandolino players and aficionados gathered from all over Italy in Naples’s Piazza Bellini on Thursday for a “Mandolino Flash Mob.”
The reason for man…
Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Head of a Young Woman (Study for the Angel in the ‘Virgin of the Rocks’), 1480s, © Biblioteca Reale, Turin.
For the first t…
The lucky diners who enjoyed dinner inside Florence’s Gallery of the Academy while admiring up-close Michelangelo’s David are members of the non-profi…
Herb Eckhouse’s goal was never to replicate Italian prosciutto; rather, it was to make a distinctive American prosciutto that would rival the celebrat…
“Mi sono innamorato di Marina/una ragazza mora ma carina/ma lei non vuol saperne del mio amor/cosa farò per conquistar il suo cuor…”(“I fell in love w…
Native English speakers would probably have a hard time recognizing them: famous international brands written the way you’d say them in Italian. The i…
November 11 marks St. Martin’s Day and these are the weeks of “l’estate di San Martino” (St. Martin’s summer) – days when traditionally barrels are op…
Florence’s flag-waving tradition is coming alive on Thursday night for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the “Bandierai degli Uffizi” associa…
The head of former Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been transformed into a toilet; the head of the former leader of Lega Nord party Umber…
Four Italian players are set to play in the 2013-14 NBA season, which started October 29: Andrea Bargnani, in his first season with the New York Knick…
Italian pasta maker Barilla announced Monday on its website an initiative to make the company more diverse and run a more inclusive TV ad campaign.
T…
Amanda Knox’s former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito took the stand in a Florence court on Wednesday for the first time since the retrial for the murder…
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