"Opera continues to be the great live performing art form and we continue to have great performers. I think that the quality and education of singers is better than ever, while what may be missing today is the personal culture of each singer. I think we can improve opera by restoring that sense of culture to audiences, singers and especially stage directors." Mr. Plotkin is the host of the series "Adventures in Italian Opera", held at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU.
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“I think that what we have to respect, is that Italian-American food is a separate reality from Italian food.(…) Everyone loves Chicken Parmigiana”. Well-known Italian cuisine expert Fred Plotkin shares his love for both culinary traditions
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Dining in & out: Articles & ReviewsA conversation with the world-wide known expert on Italian Cuisine Fred Plotkin. His love for “Made in Italy” emerged when we talked about this year’s edition of Fancy Food while we took a virtual tour of the Italian Pavilion. This passion, as he told us, has changed his lifestyle as a New Yorker and his approach to food and cuisine since his childhood. Find extracts of the interview in the video, and the full conversation in the article
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The country's largest specialty food and beverage event, the NYC Summer Fancy Food, will take place at the Javits Convention Center on June 28-30. As in the past, Italian participation at the show will be higher, in both dimension and in number of participants, than any other official international presence. Coordinated by the Italian Trade Commission, over 250 exhibiting companies will participate
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Art & CultureTenor Marcello Giordani interviewed by Fred Plotkin: “If I had decided to stay in Italy I would be starving by now. In America they gave me the opportunity to grow as an artist right from the very beginning”