The only thing wrong with America is that not enough Italians migrated here.
Buon Natale, I say!
Capra was great.
Good singers too.
No one really cared or thought too much that they were Italian.
But the Mafia came from Italy. Now that’s a serious stain on the fabric of America.
Sometimes I think we shouldn’t have let Italians in, or maybe not even Catholics.
One of his first hits was his rendition of Charles Gounod's version of "Ave Maria." However, the quality of the recording on Youtube is so poor that I'm not going to link it. In 1950, he scored with Franz Schubert's version of the song.
I was blessed to live in the Napoli area (Pozzuoli) for three years as a “tween.) I love Italians - the culture, the food, the art, the music, the scenery, the way ancient ruins are casually scattered around…
I went back as an adult and was delighted to find it hadn’t changed much. And I could add bellinis and wine to the list of things I loved about Italy.
Of course, now we are all just “white people” and those of unmixed origins are fewer and farther between.
Wait, wasn’t this thread about Frank Capra?
Merry Christmas!
even to the Mr Potters of the world. And some of you are him, harrrumph.
I’ve never seen that movie. I grew up in an Italian household. I’m first generation American :)
What a pleasure to see my Heritage celebrated on this New Year’s Eve.
Thank you Nick, for reminding me of the wonderful days when my Italian Family was ecstatic about having made it to this wonderful Country.
The entire Family would meet on a Friday night and just share, enjoy and EAT our way through any troubles.
And we never forgot the cannolis.
And, I, as the Baby would go to my room.
Many of them have gone, but the memories are what gets me through the problems of today.
I am from 9 different nationalities. The one that dominated was Italian. The language, the food, the stories. To this day my warmest memories relate to my aunts and uncles who shared this with me. They are all long gone. I miss it all.