by Lanie Maresh   Guest conductor Marzio Conti will conduct the Concert Orchestra as featured instrumentalist Alexandra Katelyn Mullins will play the harp at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Musical Arts Center.   Repertoire includes overture to "Gwendoline," composed by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, "Harp Concerto in E-Flat Major, Op. 98...

Louis Prima was born on December 7, 1910 in New Orleans, LA. He was the son of Anthony and Angelina, who were from Sicily and Ustica, respectively. His mother believed that music was incredibly important, and made sure that all of her children played an instrument. Louis at first played the violin, but became interested in jazz after hearing the mu...

When: Friday, February 3rd @ 7:30PMWhere: River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 S. Monroe Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161 For tickets, call: (734) 242-RRCA - Click here for tickets For more information visit www.siciliantenors.com   Three marvelous tenor voices combine for a unique interpretation of the world's best musi...

Si chiude domenica a Manhattan la prima edizione americana di Mondomusica New York, manifestazione gemella di quella organizzata da CremonaFiere nell'omonima città lombarda per mettere in mostra il meglio della tradizione liutaia italiana.La mostra, dal 15 al 17 marzo, si tiene tra il Metropolitan Pavillon e l'Altman Building, nel quartiere di Chel...

As a centerpiece of the Year of Italian Culture in SF, Ludovico Einaudi is coming to the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on June 1st, hot off his new album, In a Time Lapse, an orchestral work in fourteen parts recorded in a remote monastery near Verona.   Read more     Fonte: San Francisco, Italy  

New Rochelle Opera Company ushers in its 29th season with its first production of Gaetano Donizetti's L'ELISIR D'AMORE (The Elixir of Love) from June 19-22, 2014 in the Frank J. Auriana Theatre at the Ursuline School, 1345 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY.   The production will be staged by Company co-founder and artistic director Camille Copp...

Mother of 6, grandmother of 12, and now cabaret singer, TONIA TECCE sings the story of her life in A COCKEYED OPTIMIST Why We Believe The Songs of Richard Rodgers on Thursday, November 20 and Monday, November 24, both at 7:30PM at Curtis Institute of Music's Field Concert Hall (1726 Locust Street). Tickets at $25 each are available by calling 610-5...

Soprano Jennifer Forni, who sings the role of Micaela in Portland Opera's upcoming "Carmen," has a bundle of credits that show the makings of a star ascending. During a 2012-2014 stint with the San Jose Opera, she received glowing reviews for her performance of Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly."   In 2013 she joined the Metropolitan Opera, d...

CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS with Richard Ginori, creator of Fine Italian Porcelain February 22, 2015 | 10:30 AM -12:30 AM | Brunch Worth Avenue between Mary Mahoney and Silver Fund (300 block). Special performance by Norm Lewis. $150 per person benefitting Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Corporate Fund   TASTE OF ITALY FEBRUARY 23, 2...

Knoxville will kick off the 14th annual Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair on April 25. The event, packed with singing, dancing, eating and shopping, draws in thousands people annually to the Gay Street area of downtown Knoxville. There will be more than 100 vendors on hand across about 16 city blocks.   This day long event start...