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The ancestor of the accordion was the “tcheng” or “sheng”, an ancient instrument from China and other Southeast Asian countries dating back 4,500 years in time.The “tcheng” was the first instrument to use free reeds, the principle on which the accordion is based.  The patent for the accordion was filed in Vienna in 1829 by Cyrill Demian, but it was...

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December 19 (Saturday) 2:30pm EDT. One ninety-minute performance w/o intermission. Secure your attendance now!l We are sharing this miraculous announcement privately with you, our precious previous ticket buyers, as there are only 150 in-venue ticket/donations available for each concert service. Strict social-distancing rules will be observed under...

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Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teen beatified in October, is not only responsible for a medical miracle, he also has inspired a song featuring his own quotations. Born an Original had its television debut on 18th November on CFN Live, a programme on the Catholic Faith Network, which serves New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Blessed Acutis, no...

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On Dec. 12, Frank Sinatra will have turned 105. In those 100-plus years, few people in modern history have been as iconic, with as much influence on popular music as he had. His songs are timeless and his persona was legendary. I recently came across some vintage pix of "Ol' Blue Eyes," and it reminded me just how much he was a part of my "inner cu...

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Buon Natale Paesani!  We’ve brought back our much-loved ItalianAmerican answer to the YuleLog... the "YULE POT"... the ULTIMATE ItalianAmericanChristmas Playlist! We've replaced the stocking-bedecked fireplace with an icon of the Italian American Family Christmas... a beautiful pot of bubbling sauce (or gravy... whichever you prefer) and over SIX H...

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Tuesday December 15th, 2020 at 5:00 PM (ET). Streaming on IIC Washington DC Facebook Page (no Facebook account required). “Il Viaggio”, the title of this concert, represents the long journey from Naples to Rome, from the Middle East to Africa and Latina America, that Tiziana Tosca Donati – aka Tosca on stage – will take us on. Singer, actress, and...

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Dieci telecamere. Cinquanta microfoni. Ventitré tra le più grandi voci del nostro tempo. Étoile e primi ballerini del corpo di ballo. E naturalmente l'Orchestra e il Coro, con il loro Direttore musicale, Riccardo Chailly.  È la prima del Teatro alla Scala, in una serata intitolata "A riveder le stelle", con la regia di Davide Livermore, che nonosta...

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“Saturday Night Live” alum Joe Piscopo is taking over the airwaves for “Sunday Nights with Sinatra” on 77 WABC Radio, Page Six is told. “I am thrilled and excited,” Piscopo told us. “It’s gonna swing baby.” He joins a revamped weekend lineup — after Gristedes CEO John Catsimatidis took over the station — which includes DJ Cousin Brucie and singer T...

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The long-running Italian celebration event known as Festa Italiana is now happening at Oaks Amusement Park in Sellwood instead of Pioneer Square.  COVID-19 restrictions have forced organizers to take the event out of the Italian-feeling parquet square we call Portland’s Living Room, and stage it in an area with a little more elbow room. The traditi...

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The event will stream from Italy's Teatro Regio di Parma opera house, on December 12. World renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli has announced a new Christmas concert. On December 12, Bocelli will live-stream the show, called “Believe in Christmas,” from the Teatro Regio di Parma opera house in Italy. Last Easter, when the world fell into the grasp of COV...

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