Festa Italiana announced its complete entertainment line-up today. The weekend-long celebration of Milwaukee's Italian heritage is slated for July 19-21. Just a few of the nearly 40 acts to be featured at the festival include: The Florentine Opera Company, Ricci Martin (son of Dean Martin), Micheal Castaldo, Moreno Fruzzetti (The Ambassado...
READ MOREThursday, September 5th (7:00 PM) Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street - New York, NY 10013 Please join us for a special musical performance by independent Classical Crossover artist Michéal Castaldo. Michéal's latest cd, Bergamot, is a lively, upbeat recording of original, Calabrian folk, Italian classics and classic A...
READ MOREOpera in the Heights presenta il 4 e il 13 ottobre "La Traviata" di Giuseppe Verdi al Lambert Hall, nel quartiere storico di Houston Heights. Sentirete la passione travolgente e la profonda bellezza di melodie uniche create per narrare una storia intensa di amore e sacrificio. Violetta, una giovane cortigiana che vive nella Parigi del XIX...
READ MORERepetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, is how Sutton Elementary Music teacher Vic Harrison is teaching third and fourth grade members of the Sutton Elementary Chorus how to sing their parts in Italian for the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra's performance of Puccini's La Boheme. They will perform Sunday in Act 2, which calls for a group of ch...
READ MOREOpera superstar Andrea Bocelli has set a new record by becoming the first artist in history to perform at the Big Apple's Barclays Center twice. The Italian tenor first played at the huge arena in Brooklyn, New York last year (12), and now he's set to return - setting a record as he goes. He tells the New York Daily News, "To be honest, wh...
READ MORECelebrate a quarter century of the Ravenna Festival, the event that, from June to October, offers a series of cultural events dedicated to classical and contemporary music, dance, theater, opera, film and even history. In fact, the theme of this year is "1914: The Year that Changed the World," a title linked to the celebrations for the 100...
READ MOREGloria Acerboni is a soprano with an enchanting and melodic voice. She studied in the Bel Canto tradition in Italy where she was born and performed in the greater Milan area for several years. She will share her love of classical and popular music with a selection from her wide repertoire. Accompanist Paul Orella is a fine musician in his...
READ MOREJoin us NEXT WEEKEND in East Cambridge! It is that time of year, when the streets of East Cambridge will come alive for the 88th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian THIS WEEKEND (September 6 & 7). The feast will be celebrated on Warren Street in East Cambridge. As always, there will be a food festival, parades, amusement rides...
READ MORETrefoil offers selections from the spectacular trecento style of 14th-century Italy. Music as described in Boccaccio's Decameron: Madrigals, ballate, canons, and estampie by Landini, Cicconia, and Jacopo di Bologna. TREFOIL is a trio of modern minstrels long active in early music, with experience in such ensembles as Les Arts Florissants,...
READ MOREDudamel brings Verdi's story of ill-fated lovers in ancient Egypt to the Bowl stage, in a larger-than-life performance featuring the LA Phil, an internationally renowned cast and the L.A. Master Chorale. Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano Vittorio Grigolo, tenor...
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