I Sebastiani Present “The Pedant” at Charles River Museum
When: Sunday, February 3, 2013 — 3:30 p.m.Where: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation — 154 Moody Street, Waltham, MA [map]Cataldo, a scholar from Venice, has been employed by the wealthy Pantalone to tutor his son Oratio... but is Pantalone getting more than he bargained for from this mysterious pedant? His once-respectable household...
North End Documentary Premieres Saturday
By Alison Bauter A feature-length documentary chronicling the history of Boston's Italian-American community in the North End premieres Saturday. "Boston's North End: An Italian American Story" is based on historical records and interviews with Italian American North Enders and their descendants, and includes the stories of former Wor...
North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy host Dean Martin Night
Local performer Jack Lynn will sing a host of Dean Martin songs during Dean Martin Night, Sunday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m., at St. Frances Cabrini Church Hall, 57 Pond Hill Road. Sing, socialize and enjoy the music of Dean Martin — the performance, which is $15 BYOB and open to the public, is sponsored by the North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy Lod...
PIB and Italian Consulate to Host Sailing Championship
Beginning on June 27, Professionisti Italiani a Boston will host two Italian students from the nonprofit sailing school "Scuola Vela Mascalzone Latino;" the teenagers will visit Boston, discuss motivational personal stories with local Italian professionals, and compete against young sailors from renowned Boston sailing clubs. On July 2, PIB and the...
Il Volo map stateside tour
Il Volo has revealed plans for a stateside tour that will include a stop in Massachusetts this fall. The Italian operatic pop trio will hit Boston for a show at the Bank of America Pavilion on Saturday, September 14. Tickets for the show, which range in price from $44.50 to $84.50, are now on sale through Live Nation. Nikki Yanofsky will also perfo...
Notte Rose’ to Benefit Sounds of Italy Festival
When: Sunday, July 20, 2014 — 7 to 11 p.m.Where: Gennaro's 5 North Square, North End, Boston, MA For the second year in a row, Gennaro's 5 North Square will present a special Rosé wine night, during which guests will enjoy excellent rosé wine, hors d'oeuvres prepared by Chef Marisa Iocco and live music offered by various musicians participating in...
Italian American Reconciliation opens Jan. 15 at Your Theatre Inc.
Opening night of the Your Theatre Inc. eight performance run of Italian American Reconciliation, by John Patrick Shanley, author of Moonstruck is Thursday, Jan. 15. With a cast of five South Coast actors, Suzanne Bergeron, of New Bedford, directs the play. This lighthearted play follows Huey Maximilian Bonfigliano who has a problem. While he is sa...
Music Performance: The Pillars - Saturday, October 4, 2014 @ 7pm – 8:30pm
The Pillars: Boston's latest Italy-inspired musical project will kick off the West End Museum's fifth annual celebration of Italian Heritage Month. Headed by Milan-native singer-songwriter Cristina Vaira along with guitarist Alejandro Ramirez Cisneros, the Pillars blend their Italian and Mexican heritages with the American culture and incr...
MET Opera at Rockport Music: Rossini’s La Donna del Lago
When: Saturday, March 14, 2015 – 12:55 p.m.Where: Shalin Liu Performance Center – 37 Main St, Rockport, MAThe show is a HD screening of the MET Opera performance. Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel b...
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! at the Regent
The international hit comedy MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY!, featuring Peter J. Fogel, comes to the Regent Theatre for a 5-week engagement, April 17 – May 19. Described as "One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac," you don't have to be Jewish or Italian to love this show. All you need is to...
Coro Dante Fall Rehearsals on Mondays at 7pm
Would you like to sing with the Coro Dante? The Coro Dante, the all-Italian repertoire chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society, is accepting new members. Rehearsals have just begun for their Christmas program. The Coro Dante is a non-audition four-part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) chorus directed by Kevin Galiè, JD, MM, with about 60 members. A...
The Moira Lo Bianco Trio at Goethe-Institut Boston
When: Sunday, June 16 - Where: The Ballroom at Goethe-Institut Boston | 6:00pm170 Beacon Street | Boston, MA$10 General, $5 Students On June 16, featuring Bruno Råberg on double bass and Giuseppe Paradiso on drums, the Moira Lo Bianco Trio will perform works from the artist's upcoming album Lunaria.The event takes place at Goethe-Institut, on...