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Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 - Chicago, IL 60611 Thursday, October 8, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) Maestro Roberto Turrin (piano) and Valentina Sbicego (clarinet) will give a lecture, on the occasion of their masterclass and concert to be performed at Roosevelt University the following day.&n...

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By Robin Leach   When Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli usually takes the stage, it's before an audience of thousands in a stadium, arena, park or an Olympic or Expo ceremony. In 2011, more than 150,000 Brazilians packed into an open-air concert, and his cold, rainy evening concert in Central Park with our Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion dre...

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Don't tell Sara Gartland that opera plots are outlandish. This is a woman who met her future husband in an opera house, suffered a stroke while Skyping him, then had her wedding held up for 90 minutes while nine groomsmen were freed from a broken-down elevator.   Gartland will sing the title role in the upcoming Utah Opera production of Verd...

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Foligno welcomes the 13th edition of the Umbria World Fest from 10th to 12th October; an event that transforms the city of Umbria, in the province of Perugia, into a large stage where renowned national and international artists propose musical shows, art installations, photographic exhibitions and multimedia exhibits, together with time devoted to...

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by Thor Christensen   Andrea Bocelli has boosted the popularity of opera as much as anyone since Pavarotti. Yet the multi-million-selling star of countless PBS pledge drives hasn't totally erased opera's image as the caviar of music: It's ambrosia to some, but a lot of people think it tastes like salty fish.   The Italian tenor says o...

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Frank Sinatra, or simply The Voice, one of the most influential figures in the entertainment business. Francis Albert Sinatra was a true artist; movie singer, movie actor, he was one of the very first to give resonance to Italian-Americans, having born from Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly"...

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By Roberto Bonzio  Fortunato l'uom che prende Ogni cosa pel buon verso,E tra i casi e le vicende Da ragion guidar si fa. Quel che suole altrui far piangere Fia per lui cagion di riso,E del mondo in mezzo ai turbini Bella calma proverà. finale di "Così fan tutte" di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto di Lorenzo Da Ponte &...

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The Washington National Opera (WNO) and the Virginia Opera both spring into action this month as their 2013-2014 seasons get underway. WNO is first out the gate, opening its season at the Kennedy Center Opera House this coming Sunday afternoon with a matinee performance of Richard Wagner's epic love story, "Tristan und Isolde." The company wi...

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On July 17, 1928, Vincent Anthony Dellaglio was born in San Francisco, CA. Vince changed his last name when he was a child to match that of his adoptive father. He attended Lincoln High School and San Francisco State College. During his time in high school and college, he played a variety of gigs including weddings and dances. By the early 1950s, V...

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By Clio Alexandra Mallin   When the Italian musicians from Khaossia step onto the stage at World Café Live on October 22 to perform the folk songs and dances of Southern Italy and Salento, you will feel both the history and mystery of a place and a people.   Philadelphia is a city with deep roots in the southern regions of Italy—inclu...

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