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In a recent performance of a program titled "The Migration of Italian Music," six members of Arcadia Players, the prestigious Western Massachusetts-based Early Music ensemble, were joined by viola da gamba, violone and baroque bass instrumentalist Andrew Arceci. Arceci, who is founder and director of the Winchendon Music Festival, played with and c...

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The Brook Arts Center in Bound Brook, NJ is proud to present one of America's Got Talent Champion Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti. On Friday, February 18, 2022. Valentinetti is a crooner from Long Island, New York, who early influence was his Italian-American grandmother's love of the classic crooner sounds of Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sina...

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The four members of the Italian rock band Måneskin grew up gigging around the Eternal City of Rome. But when they flew into L.A. for their first sold-out gig at the Roxy in early November, there was one local site of Saturnalian bad behavior they just had to visit. “The Rainbow Bar!” bassist Victoria De Angelis shouted when asked about which local...

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In the seven centuries since his death, writer Dante Alighieri has become inextricably linked to his fictional persona, a legacy that is preserved in literature, art, popular culture and, of course, music. Alighieri – generally referred to by his first name, Dante – was born in Florence in 1265. He began writing his most notable work, The Divine Co...

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Ennio Morricone was so prolific that nobody can say for certain how many film scores he actually wrote, with the figure landing somewhere between 450 and 500. Now, prolific does not always go hand in hand with quality when it comes to the arts, but in Morricone’s case, his output was so sui generis, diverse and ultimately brilliant that his prolifi...

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Frankie Valli has rescheduled his forthcoming concert at ASU Gammage in Tempe from Saturday, Jan. 29, to Sunday, Dec. 4, as he continues to recover from pneumonia.  Tickets purchased will be honored at the rescheduled date and additional tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, starting at $49.  The singer shared the news on social media, saying,...

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The invitation to perform at the White House left Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, and Virginia Bocelli “amazed and overwhelmed.” Andrea Bocelli and his children, Matteo and Virginia Bocelli, performed for President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the White House. Andrea Bocelli has continued to perform all over the world despite the pand...

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Singer Andrea Bocelli isn't fond of labels. One of the world's best-renowned Italian tenors, his discography and touring performances regularly cross boundaries between pop and classical music to great acclaim. In an email interview with the aid of a translator, he acknowledged that classical and pop music exist in "two distinct universes; each wit...

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The Sicilian Tenors PBS Concert Special is hitting the airwaves! Check your local listings for times or visit https://bit.ly/31N4F1U for show listings. The Sicilian Tenors bring together three marvelous Tenor voices, each singing their own interpretation of the world’s best music in a recital that is easy for you to stage and wonderful for your aud...

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One of the top entertainers of the 20th century, Grammy-winning singer and Oscar-winning actor Frank Sinatra, is the subject of a high-profile drama series, written, directed and executive produced by Oscar winner Bill Condon, I have learned. The series, which will have access to Sinatra’s music catalogue, is executive produced by Sinatra’s daughte...

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