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Argentinian-Italian conductor Michelle Di Russo has been named the sixth Music Director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Currently Music Director Designate, she will begin her tenure in the 2025-26 concert season. In a statement, she said, “It is with great joy and deep gratitude that I step into the role of Music Director of the Delaware Sympho...

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Trallalero is a highly distinctive form of polyphonic singing that originated in Genoa, Italy, known for its complex harmonies and unique use of vocal techniques. Traditionally performed by male ensembles, trallalero features a complex arrangement of different vocal parts. The name itself comes from the syllabic “tra-la-le-ro,” a playful, rhythmic...

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Arecent archival donation to the Performing Arts Collection at UC Santa Barbara Library opens a new door for researchers, historians and opera fans with the establishment of the Enrico Caruso Jr. Collection, named for the son of legendary Italian tenor Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), a pioneer in the history of sound recording. The trove of rare recordi...

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One of the architects of the iconic rock group Chicago, Danny Seraphine has never lost touch with his roots on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side. Danny Seraphine first picked up a set of drumsticks at 9 years of age, beginning a musical roller-coaster ride that gave the world some of the best-loved pop hits of our lifetime. Sixty years ago, the 17-year-...

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Stephen Chbosky directed the Netflix movie Nonnas. Joe, played by Vince Vaughn, is at the centre of the movie. He opens a restaurant called Enoteca Maria where only grandmothers cook. The movie explores the themes of family, loss, and culture, with ideas drawn from Vaughn's own life. It takes place in a neighborhood rich in Italian heritage, and th...

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Anna Maria Schultz, a high school senior from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the $1000 First Prize Winner of the 31st annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students.  The Concert of the Finalists of this event, sponsored by the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, in collaboration w...

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The expression bel canto, Italian for “beautiful singing,” brings to mind a golden age of vocal artistry that left a memorable mark on the history of opera and vocal performance. Though often used broadly to describe elegant and technically refined singing, bel canto also refers to a specific period in the development of opera, a period with deep c...

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Friday, June 6th · 7:00 PM CT. 377 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA. The American Italian Cultural Center's annual event- Opera in the Piazza- returns to entertain you. Featuring local and national opera stars, your evening will be filled with your favorite opera, Broadway, and song hits, accompanied with food and drink from local vendors, making this t...

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The Opera Festival of Chicago will open its fifth season on Friday, May 9 with a performance of The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re), bringing a long-lost Italian masterwork to the Chicago stage for the first time in 70 years. The season offers opera lovers a rich lineup of rarely performed works, bold storytelling, and thrilling music acro...

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Saturday, May 10th, 3:00 pm - 151 Mulberry Street, New York, NY. A live musical performance featuring Italian and Neapolitan Music. The Italian American Museum is proud to present an unforgettable afternoon of music with acclaimed vocalist, composer, and global musical innovator Simona De Rosa, joined by celebrated Neapolitan guitarist Gennaro Espo...

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