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Palm Beach Opera presents Verdi's La traviata at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts from February 21-23, 2025. This classic opera tells the story of Violetta, a courtesan caught in a web of love and sacrifice, highlighted by powerful performances from sopranos Gabriella Reyes and Amanda Woodbury. Directed by Omer Ben Seadia and conducted by...

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Giuseppe Verdi is one of Italy’s greatest composers, a symbol of national pride whose music has left an indelible mark on both the operatic tradition and Italian identity.  Born in 1813 in Le Roncole, a small village in Parma, Verdi rose from modest beginnings to become a legendary figure in the world of music. His works, filled with emotional dept...

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The Accademia Verdiana del Teatro Regio di Parma is set to hold a course in New York from Jan. 13 to 17, 2025. The course is supported by International Friends of Festival Verdi, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, and Fondazione Prof. Roberto Massini ETS and will allow 10 young singers who were selected to take intensive courses with a scholarship of $5...

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The Italian state has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Villa Verdi, home of the great composer Giuseppe Verdi, Italy's culture ministry announced on Monday. Verdi lived and composed in the building, located in Sant'Agata di Villanova in the Piacenza area of northern Italy, from 1851 until his death in 1901. The state is to formally take po...

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Parmigiano-Reggiano is one of the world’s most famous and beloved cheeses, yet its birthplace is rarely one of the first places that people think of when planning a trip to Italy. What a shame. Despite living in Rome for five years and visiting Italy dozens of times before that, it took me years to get to Parma, but when I finally did, I realized w...

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Members of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan, along with their spouses and friends, attended the Detroit Opera production of La Traviata on October 27, 2024. One of Giuseppe Verdi's most beloved operas, it was enthusiastically received by the group and a packed house.  The opera was directed by the internationally recognized Fran...

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Sunday, November 3 · 4:30 - 6:30pm EST. The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C. - 4833 Rugby Ave, Ste 201 Bethesda, MD. Step into the world of Verdi's Macbeth with a captivating listening guide lecture at the ICS headquarters on Sunday, November 3rd at 4:30 p.m. Explore the historical context behind Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconi...

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From Friday October 18 2024 To November 03 2024. HOUSTON GRAN OPERA - 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX Place: Houston, TX. Tickets here. A new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s perennially popular tragedy, freshly envisioned by influential director Stephen Wadsworth for a stunning, old-meets-new-world experience. Opera Insights, a pre-show lecture series...

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A potpourri of Italy's most famous opera songs about love, death, and betrayal are coming to downtown El Paso. The El Paso Symphony Orchestra and the El Paso Opera are teaming up to bring "Great Italian Arias" to the Plaza Theatre on October 18 and 19. Led by conductorBohuslav Rattay, "Great Italian Arias" is set to feature famous arias from famous...

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Opera Italiana is in the Air, led by renowned Music Director Alvise Casellati is to host an outdoor concert at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York City’s Central Park this Tuesday, September 24th starting at 6:00pm until 7:30pm. This special event is offered for free to the public with no tickets required and the Master of Ceremonies for the event w...

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