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Credited as "one of the most important showcases for the contemporary guitar" by The San Francisco Chronicle, International Guitar Night (IGN) is a long-standing Bay Area tradition known for its friendly and informal ambiance, as well as its exceptional guitar performances.   The Italian guitarist Pino Forastiere will be one of the special g...

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Il Washington Chorus e l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington uniscono le forze per celebrare il genio di Giuseppe Verdi. Al compositore italiano, a 200 anni dalla sua nascita (1813), sarà dedicata un'intera settimana di eventi, la Essential Verdi Week. In programma un concerto di celebri arie verdiane domenica 2 marzo alle ore 17 al prestigioso Kenned...

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The venerable and distinguished University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum kicks off its 2014-15 concert season with music from Glorious Venice. The Schola Cantorum will be joined on stage by brass choirs, harpsichord, and baroque orchestra as they present four unique settings of the Gloria from the golden age of Venetian music. The 16-voice, four-cho...

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Gioachino Rossini's comedic opera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) will be performed by New York City's Dicapo Opera Theatre (Michael Capasso, General Director) in Italian with English supertitles and with a full orchestra. The Barber of Seville was the first opera to be sung in Italian in New York City in 1825. The event begins a...

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 La prima de "Il Flauto Magico" trasmessa in simulcast nello Stadio di Baseball dei Nationals di Washington ha certamente convertito all'Opera i tanti che per la prima volta hanno potuto godere uno spettacolo in cui la musica ,le scene,i colori,le proiezioni costruivano e narravano la trama fantastica della stupenda fiaba.   Dall' ini...

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by David Wright   San Francisco Opera became Hollywood by the Bay as the company unveiled the war opera Two Women (La Ciociara), composed and co-written by Marco Tutino, Saturday night at the War Memorial Opera House. Two Women was a co-commission of the SFO and the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy.   If its title sounds familiar, th...

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Italian singer Paolo Conte will open Umbria Jazz Festival on Friday evening, joining famous international artists Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Umbria Jazz 2015 will take place in Perugia at the Santa Giuliana arena and Friday night's performances will be followed by a midnight concert by Charles Lloyd, the American jazz musician, at the Morlacc...

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by Chuck Darrow   Of course Deana Martin is a singer. How could she not be, considering who showed her the showbiz ropes? On the one hand, there was Frank Sinatra. On the other, there was her dad, Dean Martin. The lessons they imparted will surely be on display Saturday as Martin performs with her band at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Th...

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Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was born on April 16, 1924, in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Both his parents immigrated to the United States from the Abruzzo region of Italy. Henry's love of music came from his father who loved to play the flute and encouraged his son to take up the instrument when he was eight. Four years later,...

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When: Wednesday, January 25th at 6pmWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450What: Love, Death, and Music in Vincenzo Bellini's 'Norma'Registration at https://norma2017.eventbrite.com   Bellini's celebrated opera Norma received its first performance at the celebrated Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1831, and will be...

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