Italian pop sensation, Il Volo, makes a stop in Stamford
In 2010, when Il Volo ascended to the top of the charts in its native Italy with its self-titled debut album, it turned out to be the first of many peaks this pop-operatic trio would scale. In the years that have followed, Piero Barone, 20, Ignazio Boschetto, 19, and Gianluca Ginoble, 19, have shared the stage with some of the biggest name...
Stamford actor marks 125th ‘Mulberry Street’ performance
By Patricia A. Hines When Lou Ursone stepped onto the stage as Piccino Morello in "A Merry Mulberry Street Musical" on Dec. 1, he did it for the 125th time at Curtain Call's Dressing Room Theatre. Ursone, executive director of Curtain Call since 2000, has played the part off and on since 2002. The show has had several incarnations since 1935...
A mix of Sicily and jazz: Cettina Donato comes to Boston (April 23)
When: Saturday, April 23, 2016 – 5 p.m.Where: I AM Books, 189 North Street, Boston MA(Parking validation for Parcel 7 parking lot, above Boston Public Market) Purchase tickets onlineOn April 23, Messina Conservatory's Cettina Donato will take part in the ongoing Allegro concert series by Sounds of Italy Festival in Boston. Born and raised in Sici...
7th Annual Italian Heritage Golf Classic
The Italian Heritage Month Committee and the Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Lodge #2183 of the Sons of Italy in Wilmington will be hosting our 7th Annual Golf Tournament. The event will be held on Friday September 30, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Golf Club in Methuen Mass. Registration is at 7:30am and tee time is an 8:30am Shotgun Start, Scramb...
Center for Italian Studies presents “Big Night”
The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University launches Affari di Famiglia, an exploration of Italian-American families and their foray into commerce, with a screening of the film "Big Night" (1996) at 3:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for stude...
Sebastian Maniscalco performs in Boston this weekend, chats with the BCSE
by Angela Frissore Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco will be headlining Boston's The Wilbur this weekend, kicking off what will no doubt be a banner year for the comedy veteran. After selling out nearly a dozen performances in the New York comedy scene last year, the Chicago native is set to record his new comedy special in May – along with a...
"Fiorello!" at BTG is a musical for our time
He defended strikers and labor unions. He worked as a translator at Ellis Island in Italian, Yiddish and Croatian. He helped and represented newcomers in the city, and against the corrupt political machine of Tammany Hall they supported him when he ran for the House of Representatives — as a Republican. Times have changed since 1916. ...
Lawrence native named General Manager of Sicilian Football team
Lawrence Ma. native Alfred M. Zappala was named General Manager today of the Elephants Catania American football team in Catania, Sicily bringing decades of experience to one of the most storied franchises in the Italian Football Federation (IFL). The Elephants play in the Second Division of the IFL and he was brought in to help reorganize the...
Coolidge Corner Theatre Presents Verdi’s Nabucco
When: Sunday, May 12, 2013 — 10 a.m. Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre — 290 Harvard Street, Brookline MA [map]As part of its "Opera in Cinema" series, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline will offer — on May 12 — a rare chance to enjoy a genre-defining masterwork by Giuseppe Verdi. Containing some of the greatest choral music ever composed, the...
Zucchero “Sugar” Fornaciari Announces U.S. Album Release, Tour
When: April 18, 2014 – 8:30 p.m.Where: Berklee Performance Center, Boston MAZucchero "Sugar" Fornaciari, the Grammy-nominated Italian blues-rock singer, and one of Europe's best-selling artists, will release his latest album, La Sesión Cubana, on February 18th via Manhattan Records. Known as a musical wanderer, Zucchero achieves a long-hel...
Sicilian-American Theatre Troupe Comes to Watertown
By Alex Newman A Sicilian-American theatre company is bringing its inaugural production to Watertown, an original piece titled La Storia di Colapesce. Trinacria Theatre Company created the story during a four-week residency in Sicily; its cast of eight American theatre artists is using the production as a means of promoting Sicilian h...
From Venice with Love: Giada Valenti to play The VETS
by Nancy Burns-Fusaro Nine-time Sergio Franchi Music Foundation grant recipient Giada Valenti heads for The VETS in Providence on April 21 for a 7:30 p.m. concert. Tickets are now on sale for the concert, "Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love." Valenti, known for taking her audiences on romantic and magical journeys, performs her own...