Italian Balladeers II Volo Bringing Its 'Grande Amore' To Oakdale
by Ed Condran Don't expect Gianluca Ginoble to be hung over Friday night when he performs at the Oakdale Theatre. Feb. 12 is the night after the charismatic baritone turns 21 in Boston. "But I don't drink," Ginoble said during a telephone interview from Sicily. "I know turning 21 is a big deal and most people party, but that's not me....
Cranston’s Christiana Rodi stars in Boston production of ‘Aida’
Cranston's Christiana Rodi would love to have appeared at last weekend's Columbus Day Festival on Federal Hill fronting for Ambrosiani, the Italian band she sings with. But she had to be in Boston for a 12-hour tech rehearsal for Tim Rice and Elton John's "Aida," which opens tomorrow for a six-show run at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. ...
New England Italian Film festival: The Ideal City
The Italian Program at Northeastern University is pleased to present, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate in Boston and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the New England Italian Film Festival. This week movie is a drama by director Luigi Lo Cascio, The Ideal City. Michele Grassadonia is a fervent environmentalist. A long time...
Italian Tenor Concert Planned
Tenor and Italian crossover singer Michéal Castaldo will perform in a special Italian Christmas concert entitled "Natale nel Cuore" or "Italian in Your Heart" starting at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 15 at the Mattatuck Museum, 144 W Main St. Waterbury native soprano Marissa Famiglietti will appear on stage with Mr. Castaldo, and will be feature...
Blues Guitarist Roberto Morbioli at Smokin’ Joe’s in Brighton
When: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 — 7 to 10:30 p.m.Where: Smokin Joe's — 351 Washington St., Brighton, MA Italian blues guitarist Roberto Morbioli is heading back to Boston for a show at Brighton's Smokin Joe's.Born in Verona, where he started playing the guitar at an early age, Morbioli discovered his greatest passion to be the blues at the age of 1...
Aria di Commedia: An Evening of Italian Renaissance Theatre
Friday, November 7 | 7:00pm | Dante Alighieri Society | 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge What do you get when you put together a hungry servant, a know-it-all Latin speaking doctor and a string of sausages? You get Pazzi Lazzi in Aria di Commedia - An evening of Comedy, Art and Renaissance Music! You'll Giggle at Dottore's "little problem" and the b...
Newpoli CD Release Concert at Oberon
by Nicola Orichuia On Sept. 26, 2013, Boston's own Italian folk ensemble Newpoli presented their third album, Tempo Antico, at the Oberon in Cambridge. Shifting from villanellas to tarantellas and pizzicas, the group proved once again its talent on stage — accompanied by a Commedia dell'Arte performance by actors Chiara Durazzini (Col...
Janine Molinari to Choreograph THE WILDEST at Seven Angels Theatre, 2/12-3/08
Janine Molinari, will be choreographing Seven Angels Theatre's upcoming musical "The Wildest" which runs February 12-March 8. In the Spring, she will choreograph their Production of "Footloose". "The Wildest", features the musical sounds of Louis Prima and Keely Smith is conceived and written by Randy Johnson, Thomas Porras, Luanne Pr...
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Live at Johnny D’s in Somerville
When: Thursday, February 7, 2013 — 7:30 p.m. Where: Johnny D's — 17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville MA [map] Italy's leading ensemble on the world music circuit, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, opens 2013 with a series of North American shows. Hailing from the Puglia region, the seven piece band and dancer are the number one exponents in a...
An Evening with Margaret Fuller in Italy and Newpoli
When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 — 6:00 – 7:30pmPre-Talk Reception at 5:30 PMWhere: Massachusetts Historical Society — 1154 Boylston Street, Boston MA [map]Prize-winning author and MHS Fellow Megan Marshall will read from "Margaret Fuller: A New American Life," her biography of the 19th-century heroine who spent her last years in Rome and Florence a...
Stamford theater classic gets holiday update
by Joe Meyers After skipping last year, "A Merry Mulberry Street Musical" is back at Curtain Call in Stamford, where ticket sales have been very brisk. "We're virtually sold out," Executive Director Lou Ursone reported last week of the sequel to "Mulberry Street," a Stamford favorite for 75 years. "It's great to get an extra financial...
Venice Baroque Orchestra with Avi Avital, Mandolin
Friday, March 13, 2015 at 8pm | Purchase TicketsFirst Church in Cambridge, Congregational Music of Vivaldi, Albinoni, Marcello, Geminiani, and Paisiello Back by popular demand! The Venice Baroque Orchestra has been hailed as "one of the world's most adventurous and dramatic period-instrument ensembles" (NPR). Enjoy thrilling Italian Baroq...