By Jeff Pack Anyone up for some Italian? If so, the California Chamber Orchestra invites you to partake of the group's season opener, "Italian Lyricism," on Saturday night.   The concert is a part of the Temecula Presents Classical Series at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater and will feature Jeremy Kurtz-Harris, the Principal Double B...

Subscriptions are on sale now for San Francisco Opera's 92nd season, opening Sept. 5 at War Memorial Opera House with Bellini's "Norma," starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the bel canto title role. A compelling performer, she recently sang that role to strong reviews at New York's Metropolitan Opera.   But that's only part of what makes...

She's back! Cherished for her smooth, expressive voice, Marsha Bartenetti will return to sing at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Thursday, July 10, with her Gentlemen of Jazz.   Marsha did not achieve success in the music industry the typical way. Pure serendipity and her beautiful voice guided her inspirational journey from San Franc...

Festa Italiana, a Nov. 2 fundraiser by the Glenbrook North High School Band Parents Organization BPO, drew more than 225 supporters and students.   GBN's cafeteria was bright on a Sunday night with festive red and green helium Mylar balloons soaring under contemporary atrium ceilings.   Read more   Source: http://northbroo...

Contemporary works for two pianos were on the musical agenda at the Trivella Piano Duo's recital for the Dranoff Foundation concert series Sunday at New World Center.   Two Dranoff commissions and four relatively new scores tested the considerable technical facility of Davide and Daniele Trivella, the Italian brothers who won the Gold Medal...

Coro-Dante, the all-Italian repertoire chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society, directed by Kevin Galiè, presents their spring concert on Sunday May 17, 2015 at 5 p.m. The concert is free and open to all. It will take place at the Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire St, [Kendall Sq.] Cambridge.   Free on-street parking, or $5 validated parki...

SALIMBLUES Presents: Italian Songs and Blues. For Italian Heritage Month - Friday, October 23, 2015, 8:00-10:00p.m. Paesani d'Italia - 149 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA   Join Stefano Salimbeni, Guido Bartoloni, Matteo Casini and Pasquale Iocola singing famous Italian songs from the 1960s to the 1990s. ...

Operatic Tenor, mentor & entrepreneur Mario Anthony Lalli passed away peacefully at his home in Sierra Madre, CA on October 8th, 2015 at the age of 92. Mario was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Edalyn Doris Lalli. Mario was born in Springfield, MA in 1923 to Italian immigrants Antonio Lalli and Giacinta Lalli. He was the youngest of four c...

by Debbie Arrington   He sings the music of love and much more. That will make for a long-awaited romantic evening at Sleep Train Arena. Famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has won fans and hearts worldwide with his rich voice and moving melodies. Wednesday, he performs in Sacramento for the first time in almost a decade.   Bocell...

Putting Oklahoma and Mozart back into the 2015 OK Mozart (OKM) Festival (June 6 – 13) with Italian flair proved to be an exhilarating venture for artistic director and conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos and the Amici New York Orchestra.   "Italy is where young Mozart cut his teeth when it comes to opera," says maestro Kitsopoulos, "...and ope...