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“Suor Angelica” produced by Out of The Box Opera and the Basilica of Saint Mary, 2 p.m. Saturday. The Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N 17th St., Minneapolis, MN. Tickets: $101. With “Suor Angelica,” Out of the Box Opera guides its audience through three different spaces within the Basilica of Saint Mary. It’s a credit to artistic director David Lefkowi...

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Summertime in Chicago is in full effect, which means boating season for the luckiest of us. Boaters and lakefront enthusiasts alike can join in on the fun at the Venetian Night boat parade on Saturday, July 20, at Lake Michigan’s Monroe Harbor.  Organized by Chicago Yacht Association, the Italian American Human Relations Foundation and the Chicago...

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Anthony Ventiera, a doo-wop singer who performed at many venues throughout Long Island with his group, Time Was, and who established Tony V Productions, died on May 8, 2024. He was 80 years old. Mr. Ventiera, known as Tony, was born in Brooklyn on December 22, 1943, to Angela and Carmine Ventiera. He attended Queen of All Saints High School in Broo...

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For Pesaro Italian Capital of Culture 2024, June 21 will mark a triple anniversary: the 60th Pesaro International New Cinema Festival, the 30th year of the Music Festival, and the centenary of Henry Mancini's birth. It will be these three anniversaries that will characterize the Mancini 100 concert organized by the Rossini Conservatory of Pesaro in...

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“What do you mean you don’t know who Maria De Filippi is?” After living my whole life in Portland, Oregon, at 15 years old, I moved to Italy – a place that many would call a paradisiacal destination – with my family due to my parents’ divorce. I admit – I didn’t miss the rain. However, since I would soon begin my second year of high school in an It...

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Catholic that I am, I must begin by confessing: I was more than a little bit starstruck. As a child growing up in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 100 miles from New York City, sitting on the floor of my family’s living room and listening to the records my older brothers and sisters would play on the big Magnavox stereo—records like “The Wanderer,”...

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Andrea Bocelli is hitting the big screen! On Wednesday, June 12, it was announced that the Italian tenor's concert film, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration, will be released globally in theaters by Fathom this fall. The documentary, which documents the three-day upcoming July event honoring Bocelli's 30th anniversary in music, will take place in hi...

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Florida Grand Opera has announced the confirmation of Maria Todaro as General Director. Todaro, who has been serving as the Interim General Director since October 2023, was unanimously nominated by the FGO Board of Directors with a three year contract in recognition of her outstanding performance and visionary leadership. Florida Grand Opera, the o...

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Andrea Bocelli is known for his incredible vocal range, but it looks like his kids are just as talented when it comes to the music department. Fans of the Italian singer saw the musical genes on display when he and son Matteo sang a duet of his song "Time to Say Goodbye"during the 2024 Oscars' "In Memoriam" segment. Well, Andrea's 12-year-old daugh...

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The Marilyn Horne Museum at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host a bit of Italy in Bradford during a multimedia lecture by opera author and speaker August Ventura. The presentation will be entitled, “There’s Something About Verdi.” It will be held at 1 p.m. June 15 in Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall. The presentation will of...

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