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CORO DANTE: The Dante Alighieri Society of Cambridge is seeking interested members of the community to sing in a four-part chorus called Coro-Dante. The purpose of the chorus is to promote Italian language and culture through singing Italian music.   CHORUS SIZE & REPERTOIRE: The chorus has inscribed at this point about 50 singers SATB (...

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by Serena Perfetto   The cruelty of war as well as the loss of innocence; the love of a mother for her daughter and the vain attempt to find safety: these elements take life in one of the most important Alberto Moravia's novel, La Ciociara, as well in one of the most iconic Italian movies thanks to the role played by Sophia Loren as Cesira....

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Indianapolis will be part of an international celebration of the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth, joining hundreds of other cities around the world. 2013 is also the Year of Italian Culture in the United States and this performance will showcase local operatic and musical talent in tribute to the Italian maestro's incomparable cont...

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Per la prima volta il Teatro Regio di Torino approda negli Stati Uniti e in Canada e porta in tour il Guglielmo Tell di Giacchino Rossini, con tappe a Chicago (3 dicembre), Toronto (5 dicembre), New York (7 dicembre) e Ann Arbor (9 dicembre).   A guidare la compagnia, composta da artisti di fama internazionale, ci sarà Gianandrea Noseda, app...

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Sunday, January 18 | 2:30pm| Dante Alighieri Cultural Center | 41 Hampshire St. Cambridge. The Pirandello Lyceum invites all members and friends to enjoy this wonderful concert being planned by Mr. Pennington. The plan is to focus on the music by Puccini. The concert is free for members in good standing. If you are a member you may bring a non...

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The Gables bed and breakfast in Beach Haven welcomes a vocal performance by "classical crossover" tenor Michéal Castaldo on Saturday, Feb. 14, to set the mood for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner in a restored Victorian setting.   Castaldo is an award-winning singer, composer, producer and recording artist. He was born in Calabria, Italy; r...

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Last Saturday Italian trio Il Volo conquered Italy when they won the 65th Sanremo Song Festival with their entry Grande Amore. They will represent Italy at the forthcoming 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next May. Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero aka Il Volo have received massive mediatic exposure both in Italy and overseas since their victory l...

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Did you know the piano was invented by an Italian? The inventor was a man named Bartolomeo Cristofori.   Bartolomeo was born on May 4, 1655 in Padua, Italy. Not much is known about his life, though we do know that he became an accomplished harpsichord builder. In fact, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, requested his presence in...

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Joseph Spinella, international tenor sensation, performs a special music and magic show in Venice, Florida for 16 shows starting on March 7, 2013. Returning from his recording sessions with the Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Spinella sings classic Neapolitan songs from his latest album and performs exhilarating magic illusions on-stage.

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Al Bunetta, the colorful manager, record-label chief and music-business raconteur who'd worked with John Prine for more than four decades, died Sunday night after being diagnosed recently with cancer. He was 72. Friends say Bunetta had complained just two weeks ago of "a little stomach problem." That turned out to be pancreatic cancer. After being...

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