ZOPPÉ - An Italian Family Circus in Redwood City
October 9, 2015. Friday 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM (weekly Tuesday through Sunday for 3 times)Red Morton Park - 1120 Roosevelt Avenue - Redwood City, California The Zoppé Family Circus welcomes guests into the intimate 500 seat tent for a one-ring circus that honors the best history of the Old-World Italian tradition. Starring Nino the clow...
Italian Opera by Claudio Santome
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - Lincoln Park | 100 34th Avenue - San Francisco, CA 94121 - January 9, 2016 - 12:00pm Claudio Santome completed training as music teacher in Buenos Aires with a masters from the Teatro Colón where he also sung Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. After emigrating to the US in 1997, he performed Ariel Ra...
Italian Classic Kicks Off New Season for San Diego Opera
When I say 'clowns,' what do you think of? Big red noses? Comically over-sized shoes? Balloon animals and small cars with enough trunk space to make Mary Poppins' duffel bag look like a coin purse? Ruggero Leoncavallo's world-famous opera "Pagliacci" paints a very different image of clowns that is in stark contrast to the birthday party en...
Coro Brenta Tione di Trento
SUNDAY, APRIL 27 - 4:00 p.m. doors open - 5:00 p.m. performance - 6:30 p.m. dinner Singing the mountain music of the Italian Alps. The choir is from Trentino, Tione di Trento, Italy. A special and rare experience. This will be their only performance in the Santa Clara Valley. Come early (4:00) and enjoy a glass of wine at our NEW pr...
“Italian Americans at Bat” is a must-see before attending the 2013 WBC Finals in San Francisco
Who would have guessed that at least 454 Italian Americans have played baseball in the majorssince 1897? The San Francisco Bay Area produced many of baseball's pioneers and originated thesandlot playing field in the 1860s. In fact, the earliest West Coast games were played downtownon a sandlot where San Francisco City Hall stands today–ne...
Arcangelo Corelli – 300th Anniversary Concert of Composer’s Death
Violinist Victoria Martino and pianist James Lent will celebrate the 300th anniversary of Arcangelo Corelli's death with a spectacular concert, featuring sonatas by the great Italian Baroque composer and violinist, performed on original 18th century instruments. Arcangelo Corelli was the most popular instrumental composer of his time, and...
Il viaggio attraverso il tempo di Ludovico Einaudi
di Roberto Natalini Non poteva esserci chiusura migliore per il tour americano del pianista e compositore Ludovico Einaudi, il quale, dopo aver fatto spesso il tutto esaurito in molte città del Canada e degli Stati Uniti, ha incantato il pubblico di San Francisco lo scorso primo di giugno allo storico Warfield Theatre. Ogni suo sp...
Vittorio Grigòlo
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2015 - Hours: 7:30 PM Venue: The Broad Stage, Santa Monica Organized by: The Broad Stage con il sostegno di Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation In collaboration with: IIC Los Angeles Tickets and information at www.thebroadstage.com After a triumphant, sold-out debut at The Broad Stage in Febru...
Fazioli Piano Series – Contemporary music in L.A.
The first appointment with Fazioli Piano Series was hosted by the IIC in Los Angeles last March 17. The initiative, launched by the Italian Cultural Institute, gets its name from the Italian company that produces grand and concert-grand pianos, worldly renown for the high quality materials and the finest technology of its products. The series is d...
Don’t Miss “Napoli Milionaria” at the American Conservatory Theater
By Mauro Battocchi Eduardo de Filippo's Neapolitan masterpiece Napoli Milionaria is kicking off at the American Conservatory Theater in just two days. The English version is called: "Napoli!" Marco Barricelli (Vigil at A.C.T.) and Stratford Festival star Seana McKenna (Phèdre at A.C.T.) lead the cast. During the tough days of World War II,...
Carla Viparelli: Silicosophy
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015 - Monday, September 28, 2015 Hours: www.sixty29contemporary.com Venue: Sixty29 Contemporary, Culver City Organized by: ART1307 In collaboration with: Sixty29 Contemporary and the IIC www.sixty29contemporary.com Carla Viparelli lives and works in Naples and Maratea. She is both a prolific and a multifaceted a...
Oscar alla carriera a Los Angeles per il costumista fiorentino Piero Tosi
Piero Tosi, storico costumista di Luchino Visconti e dei principali registi del panorama italiano dagli anni '60 fino ai nostri giorni, riceverà a Los Angeles l'Oscar alla carriera.Nato a Sesto Fiorentino 86 anni fa, ha lavorato a tanti capolavori tra cui il "Gattopardo", "Rocco e i suoi fratelli" e "Morte a Venezia". Tra il 1964 e il 1983 ha ricev...