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Born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known as Frankie, a certain Italian-American was told early on that should he make it as a singer, his surname was 'a little long for marquees.' Opting for Valley, then the Italianised Valli, his new name would gain worldwide acclaim over the next five decades and counting.   He may have started ou...

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The story of Italian composer Alfredo Morena Sr. is one that spans generations. Born in 1891, in the town of Marsiconuovo, in the province of Potenza, Morena was the son of Giuseppe Morena, who served in the army during the unification of Italy in the late eighteen hundreds.   A composer, musician and teacher, Giuseppe befriended Giusep...

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Raphael Benavides and The Poet's Den Theater and Gallery proudly present soprano and guest curator Darynn Zimmer in two English-language operatic miniatures in East Harlem, the first Little Italy of New York City. Zimmer will be singing Lee Hoiby's "Italian Lesson Opera" and Hugo Weisgall's "The Stronger."   Neither work has been performed i...

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Please join Karen La Rosa and host Nico Daniele, for a special evening of Sicilian Food, Wine and Music in Brooklyn's new Sicilian Restaurant, Bella Gioia!   Dine on a menu of delicious Sicilian specialties, paired with Sicilian wines and served family style, created and selected especially for the evening by your host, Chef Nico Daniele. &...

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From June 18th to July 16th Tivoli, the sixth edition of the International Festival of Villa Adriana will be held. The villa, which was built by the Emperor Hadrian in the second century and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, thus returns to the stage as great cultural event dedicated to dance, music and theater.   The festival, which...

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Celebrate the great voice and career of Mario Lanza with good food, music, friends and anyone interested in this beloved tenor. Activities include updates on the Society's events by President, Bill Ronayne, a live performance by an upcoming young opera singer, highlights from the Mario Lanza Show, a guest appearance by celebrated soprano Elaine Mal...

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The Piazza Nuova Lodge No. 2665, Order Sons of Italy in America, will sponsor Concert 2014 "From Venice With Love" featuring Italian pop artist Giada Valenti.   Valenti recently reached an agreement with PBS Television to perform a PBS special of this same show scheduled for airing in December on PBS New York and on National PBS in 2015. &n...

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Italian singer Giada Valenti, is invited to film her show From Venice With Love as a television special to be broadcast by PBS stations all over the country. But Giada has to pay a large part of the costs of the filming herself and has therefore started a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo – www.FromVeniceWithLove.com   For her television spe...

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A Riverdalian by choice, Maestro Michael Recchiuti has been a relevant "voice of reason" in the classical music world, bringing a much needed and sought after recording of Stefano Donaudy's music. An ardent admirer of Giuseppe Verdi, Recchiuti was the ideal Maestro to interview in the year of Verdi's 200th anniversary.   L'IDEA: Maestro Recc...

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Ciao, Amici, here are the details of the Santa Barbara Symphony's concert dedicated to the music of Giuseppe Verdi. It will be a lovely event. Lots of good melodious and passionate music and, VERDIto make things even better, incredibly low ticket prices. We thought we would add the option of a lovely pre-concert dinner at the well-known Santa Barba...

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