Malbec is the best known Argentine wine. The grape is originally from France where it is one of grapes in red Bordeaux. Disease and a severe frost in 1956 greatly reduced Malbec production in France. Malbec was first planted in Argentina in 1853 at the request of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento who later became the seventh president of Argentina. Malbec World Day celebrates … [Read more...] about Celebrate Malbec World Day and Argentine Red Wine with French Roots
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Rosa Antonelli, Argentine Concert Pianist, Celebrates Piazzolla’s Birthday Part 2
Rosa Antonelli is a world-renowned New York concert pianist, originally from Argentina. She is one of the most famous Argentine pianists. Watch Party for Piazzolla's Birthday Celebrate Astor Piazzolla's birthday and remember the lives lost to the COVID-19 Pandemic with a streaming presentation of Antonelli's Lincoln Center concert on YouTube on Friday, March 12, 2021 … [Read more...] about Rosa Antonelli, Argentine Concert Pianist, Celebrates Piazzolla’s Birthday Part 2
Aldo Sessa, Argentine Photographer of Gauchos and Ports
Aldo Sessa Aldo Sessa is one of the great photographers of Argentina. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1939. Sessa started his professional photography career when he was just ten years old. He first exhibited at a group show in Buenos Aires in 1952. Sessa worked as a photojournliast for La Nación, one of Argentina's two leading newspapers. He has collaborated with noted … [Read more...] about Aldo Sessa, Argentine Photographer of Gauchos and Ports
Aerolíneas Argentinas and Delta Make it Easier to Fly to South America
NEW YORK CITY ~ Executives from Aerolíneas Argentinas and Delta Airlines celebrated their codeshare agreement with Argentine government officials at the Argentine Consulate in New York City. The agreement makes it easier to fly to destinations through the Southern Cone of Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. Now it is easier to fly to Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Cordoba, … [Read more...] about Aerolíneas Argentinas and Delta Make it Easier to Fly to South America
Adriana Trotta
Adriana Trotta Farewell Concert NEW YORK March 10, 2014 ~ Ximena stopped by the Consulate General of Argentina for a musical performance and reception in honor of Argentine Deputy Consul General Adriana Trotta who is leaving New York for a posting in Armenia, a country with strong ties to Argentina. Ms. Trotta was in charge of cultural affairs at the Argentine Consulate … [Read more...] about Adriana Trotta
Opera Hispanica Festival
Opera Hispanica at Consulate Argentina Story and photos by Keith Widyolar March 7, 2013 Jose Luis Perez Gabilonda The Opera Hispanica Festival opened last night at the Consulate of Argentina with a performance hosted by the Consul General of Argentina in New York, Jose Luiz Perez Gabilonda. There were several diplomats in the audience including Juan Ramon Martinez Salazar and … [Read more...] about Opera Hispanica Festival