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Newpoli, Boston's Italian folk music ensemble, will hold its annual Christmas concert, Musica Di Natale: A Traditional Italian Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA Theatre, 820 Mass. Ave. Performers include Carmen Marsico, lead voice; Angela Rossi, lead voice; Bjorn Wennas, classical guitar/chitarra battente; Fabio Pirozzolo, vocals...

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A homage to Italian Futurism. Massimiliano Finazzer Flory plays the role of the movement's founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.   In an effervescent monologue which uses the words of Marinetti and other Futurist ideologues such as Giovanni Papini, Libero Altomare and Aldo Palazzeschi, Finazzer Flory, in a frock coat bringing to mind the forma...

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The evocative stage that becomes part of the summer scenery at the Terme di Caracalla (the Caracalla Baths) makes its return on June 24th, beginning this year's summer opera and ballet season for the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.   Patrons can expect an even richer programme than the last time around, with 25 performances of traditional reperto...

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Ten days of great music at the Umbria Jazz Festival, the most important Italian jazz festival returning to Perugia from July 11th through 20th.   Also this year, the theaters and squares of the Umbrian city open to the most popular names on the international scene, such as Herbie Hancock, Natalie Cole, Danilo Rea, Paolo Fresu, Wayne Shorter...

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Two rising musical stars finally had the chance to get together in Boston and work on a long-planned collaboration. During a recent visit to Boston, Italian singer Paola Gruppuso had the chance to record her latest single, "Tonight," with local songwriter and producer Vinny Prezioso. A recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, Prezioso hails fr...

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Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Italian language by watching the most important scenes from famous operas. There will also be discussion of librettos and contemporary articles about current performances.   Learning the lyrics of a song or an aria helps students expand their Italian vocabulary, learn some slang/typical phrase...

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A big tree, visible from a distance, deeply and strongly rooted in the ground, with a large and towering crown, standing shining, un-affected and un-frightened by the thunderstorms. By new and different courses settling in. The tree is the iconic and spectacular symbol Marco Balich chose a few months ago to stand for Padiglione Italia (the Ita...

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Luciano Pavarotti was born on October 12, 1935 near Modena, Italy. His father was a baker and an amateur singer while his mother worked in a cigar factory. As a child, he wanted to play soccer, but he was also drawn to singing. He would spend his days listening to his father's recordings – his favorite quickly became the great operatic tenor Gius...

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The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) under the leadership of Artistic Director Lucine Amara invites professional, amateur, and retired professional soloists of all vocal categories to audition for roles in the opera company's 2014 productions. Solo roles are available in the company's new productions of Giuseppe Verdi's La T...

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Like other art forms that aim to attract a mass audience (movies, television, Broadway shows), pop music has been and continues to be a melting pot that borrows and assimilates elements and ideas from a wide range of musical styles.   Rock, r&b, country, disco, punk, Latin and hip hop are all specific genres of music that have influenced...

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