"L'Italia!" is an original song composed by Dame, Dr. Mary Rorro to celebrate the cultural treasure Italy is to the world. She wrote the melody and lyrics and the arrangement was composed by now 99-year-old World War II Veteran Maestro Matteo Giammario, who is also Italian American, and Dr. Rorro's former Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra conductor...

Andrea Bocelli announced new 2025 North American tour dates for February and June. The new tour includes ten show dates in major cities across the US, including Omaha, Tampa, Savannah, New Orleans, Houston, Austin, and Denver. The February dates will once again honor Valentine’s Day with Bocelli’s first time in Omaha, NE with the Omaha Symphony and...

"American Idol" alum Christian Guardino's Italian upbringing is baked into his art. The Patchogue, Long Island, native's father is from Sciacca, Sicily and the influence on Christian is undeniable. He discovered what turned into his lifelong passion for music during jam sessions at family gatherings. Faith is another powerful motivation for Guardin...

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...

Paul Anka has discovered a new way to honor Christopher Columbus. The legendary singer/songwriter has penned an updated version of his classic Frank Sinatra hit “My Way” with lyrics that strike back at those who want to erase the memory of the famed explorer. “For fun, food, friends, there’s never a lack // you’re going to get those statues back,”...

Saturday, October 19, 6:30 p.m. Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second Street, Davenport IA. An elegant evening at Davenport's Figge Art Museum and one of the most annually popular fundraising events in the Quad Cities. This year's Soirée: A Night in Italy will, on October 19, find Quad City Symphony Orchestra musicians Emily Nash, Madelin Capistran, Br...

Award-winning Singer/PBS-TV host for Andrea Bocelli, Cristina Fontanelli who spent her formative career years in Hoboken, NJ as the grandaughter of Italian immigrants who settled there, has become an international personality through her recordings and appearances on-stage, radio and TV. On Wednesday, October 16 at 12 Noon, St. Peter's University i...

Being a recipient of the Vermont Italian Cultural Association’s grant opened a great opportunity for my personal growth and an amazing experience for my career as an opera singer. With the generous help of the association I was able to attend the summer program “Classic Lyric Arts of 2024” in Novafeltria, Italy, and spend one month immersed in the...

In honor of Italian-American Heritage & Culture Month, the Verona Public Library will present an afternoon of classical Italian music featuring mezzo-soprano Teresa Giardina and pianist Rob Keiser on Sunday, October 13, at 3 p.m. Among the works will be keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti and three Italian arias by Mozart. Giardina earned her ba...

On the occasion of “2024: Year of Italian Roots in the World,” a rich program of events dedicated to the celebration of Italian traditions, culture and roots will take place in New York. From October 10 to 14, Italea - the program to promote Tourism of Roots, launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation within the PNRR...