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Sabato 12 dicembre speciale per la musica, è il giorno del centenario della nascita del più grande artista del '900, e a Lumarzo, in Val Fontanabuona, nel Genovesato, dove nel 1986, nacque la mamma di The Voice, Natalina Garaventa, emigrata giovanissima con la famiglia a Hoboken, in New Jersey, tutto il paese fa festa. A Natalina Garaventa, in...

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By Niccolò Graffio   My clearest memories growing up of my father was of him being a workaholic. He had spent the first 17 years of his life living in Italy helping his mother and older brothers try to eke out a living on the family farm. His father immigrated to America and found work with the railroads.   As happened to many of our...

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Join us at the ICCC for a wonderful evening of Italian Opera! Secret marriages and incognito government inspectors, what could possibly go wrong? Come enjoy an evening of laughter, a preview of what the Moores Opera Center has to offer in its 2016-2017 season. This event is sponsored by the University of Houston's College of the Arts - Moores Opera...

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In addition to the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy presents Special Merit Awards recognizing contributions of significance to the recording field, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical GRAMMY Award. In the days leading up to the 56th GRAMMY Awards, GRAMMY.com will present the tributes to the 2014 Special Merit...

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Coro Dante Prove per la Primavera 2014/ Coro Dante Spring Rehearsals 2014i Lunedi' alla Dante alle 18:45 - Mondays at the Dante 6:45 PM In Onda, Sulle Onde, In Montagna - On the Air, On the Waves, In the Mountains Fun and Beautiful 4-part Choral Arrangements of Italian Folk and Contemporary Pop songs !   Ti piacerebbe c...

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A critic once wrote that if the Three Stooges had written an opera libretto, it would look something like Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers (L'Italiana in Algeri).   "It really is more fun that you should be allowed to have in an opera house," says OCM executive director Douglas Anderson. The wild and irreverent comedy will take the stag...

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The Torrington Symphony Orchestra will present, "Viva Italia II," at the Warner Theatre's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. Conducted by Maurice Steinberg, "Viva Italia II" features Italian composers and melodies performed by guest soloists Christi McLain and Jerron Jorgenson.   Soprano Christi McLain made her New E...

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By Paula KatinasIt's one thing for children to star in an original musical. It's another thing to perform in an original musical in which the dialogue and songs will be entirely in Italian.   Students from the Little Italian Language School of Brooklyn will be doing just that when they present "Il Festival Della Musica Italiana," an original...

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by Mike Silverman   Anna Caterina Antonacci is an opera star who thrives on defying expectations. A mesmerizing performer with a supple and lustrous voice, Antonacci seems equally at home in roles written for soprano or for the lower-voiced mezzo-soprano.   She has triumphed in one of the most popular of operas, Bizet's "Carmen," but...

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Join NIAF and their friends for a spirited holiday reception on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at NIAF headquarters! "Dean Martin" (actor, vocalist and master Dino tribute performer Eric Richardson) will be on hand to bring back memories of the humor and songs that made the Rat Pack's "King of Cool" so cool. This fun and festive reception includes hors d'oeuv...

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