Maria Rago’s journey to finding her life’s mission — composing music — started with what most would call a moment of folly. The Italian pianist and composer was 24-year-old with an Italian literature degree in her native Caltanissetta, Sicily, when she went with a friend to a concert by the cellist Giovanni Sollima. All of a sudden, in the middle o...

Vanessa Racci, the beloved jazzy Italian, takes center stage as we paint vivid portraits of Italian American music icons Bobby Darin and Connie Francis. Our heart beats with excitement as Vanessa unveils her latest passion project, “Forbidden Love,” a mini musical poised to captivate audiences with its debut at Yorktown Stage in Westchester, New Yo...

The Chamber Music Society of St Louis presents: Musica Italiana, the Works of Italian Composers in partnership with the St Louis-Bologna Sister Cities. Monday, Oct 14, 2024 at 07:30 pm. Washington University's Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Click HERE to purchase tickets The Di Martini Family, Concert Sponso...

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...

Monday, October 14 · 7 - 10pm PDT. Whisky a Go Go - 8901 Sunset Boulevard West Hollywood, CA. Italy's pop queen EMMA will headline at the world famous WHISKY a GO GO the L.a. Stop of the Hit Week Music Festival 2024, a unique showcase on the actual italian music scene. Opening act from Hit Week 2024 talent winners. Free entrance with RSVP on line a...

Thursday, October 10th 2024 at 6:30 PM PDT. AMICIBAR - 250 W Date St, San Diego CA. Join San Diego Opera’s General Director, David Bennett, for a journey through the new season, opening in November with Puccini’s much-loved classic, La Bohème. David will guide us through the season’s productions focusing on the operas by the great Italian composers...

Internationally acclaimed Italian singer Giada Valenti is set to perform her much-loved show, “Songs From The Movies,” at the historic Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA, Wednesday, October 16. Giada Valenti, known for her enchanting PBS special and standout performances in prestigious venues such as The Smith Center in Las Vegas and Carnegie...

Italian jazz singer Mafalda Minnozzi returns to NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó on Monday, September 30 at 6:30 pm for a multimedia evening of song and cinema centered around the life and art of the legendary luthier John Monteleone. A special director’s cut of John Monteleone – The Chisels Are Calling will make its debut, followed by a panel feat...

One of the most prestigious opera houses in the world, La Fenice of Venice is admired for its extraordinary architecture, aesthetic appeal, and dramatic history. Two devastating fires and over two centuries of political instability have not crushed this symbol of rebirth and resilience. In 1789, in Venice already rich in ancient theaters (as many a...

Amanda Pascali’s Spotify profile includes a quote by Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyou reading, “too foreign for here, too foreign for home, and never enough for both.” For Pascali, the daughter of two immigrant parents, the quote resonates. Pascali’s music revolves around preserving and translating Sicilian to English and making the sound her own. Gr...