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The serious opera lover would have to go back over half a century, when Maria Callas made her American debut, to find a more prestigious Chicago event than the Monteverdi 450, scheduled for October 12, 13 and 15 at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. On each of these three dates, one of Claudio Monteverdi’s extant operas will be performed – “L’O...

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It’s amazing what someone can accomplish with a little passion and diplomacy. State Rep. Anthony DeLuca’s recent defense of Columbus Day is a shining example. As we all know, annual celebrations of Columbus have been under assault for decades, with cities and states across the country either flat-out eliminating them or supplanting them with celebr...

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I remember it well. I was a young manager in Chicago for Alitalia, the national airline of Italy. The date was April 5, 1962. An Alitalia DC-7 flew from Rome to Chicago for the company’s inaugural flight. Mayor Richard J. Daley, city and state officials, the press and a proudly excited Italian-American community waited for touchdown and the unfoldi...

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Looking over the fall entertainment lineup for the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren, you might think the venue made an effort to solely book Italian entertainers. You’d be wrong.“It wasn’t by design,” said Joe Vicari, owner of Andiamo restaurant who doubles as a booking agent. “It was coincidental that we had some of these acts touring in this...

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Following a national trend, the village of Oak Park approved a resolution authorizing Oct. 9 as Indigenous People Day within its boundaries. The resolution was unanimously approved by the Oak Park village board at its Sept. 5 meeting. According to village spokesman David Powers, the resolution applies only to village municipal government, and not t...

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What: Monteverdi 450 Lecture Series, Lecture-Demonstration: Music and the Myth of Venice, Music from L'incoronazione di Poppea - When: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 6-8pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 On the occasion of the upcoming US premiere of "Monteverdi 450" at Harris Theater, celebrating the 450...

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Italian Social Club of Chicago is pleased to announce 'Art & Pizza at Spacca Napoli'. Please join Ginny Sykes, Spacca Napoli partner, whose hand can be seen in the art and soul of the restaurant. Beyond her own works, she believes Spacca Napoli is a place to show and support art and culture. Lithographs and crafts, furniture and material culture, S...

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What: "Italiano tra il dire e il fare. Tra grammatica, lessico e cultura", un seminario didattico curato da Roberto Tartaglione. - When: Friday, September 22, 2017 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM - Where: University of Illinois at Chicago, 801 S. Morgan Street, Daley Library Conference Room 1- 470. Entrance : Free Il seminario didattico curato dal dottor Roberto...

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What: Monteverdi 450 Lecture Series: L'Orfeo, Lecture-Demonstration: Staging Myth Music from L'Orfeo - When: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Avenue Suite 1450. RSVP at https://lorfeo.eventbrite.com   On the occasion of the upcoming US premiere of "Monteverdi 450" at Harris Theater, cel...

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Un corridoio diretto dall’Illinois alla Laguna. American Airlines lancerà dalla prossima primavera un nuovo volo non stop fra Venezia e Chicago, che sarà operativo dal 4 maggio 2018. Il nuovo servizio offrirà più di 3mila posti alla settimana per tutta la stagione estiva e sarà operato da un aeromobile B787-8 Dreamliner.  La configurazione a bordo...

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