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Iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has announced new US tour dates for November and December 2023. The run includes ten show dates in major cities across the nation, including San Antonio, Dallas, Louisville, Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, Baltimore, with two nights in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock Live, and a return to the iconic Madison Square Gar...

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What happens when you mix incredible beauty with a knack for theatrical allure, a stellar work ethic, as well as a drive to succeed? Of course, you produce someone who’s situation can never get the best of them. Within the annals of operatic history are many figures for whom their upbringing did not promise them anything that was afforded them late...

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Sam Vitale and Aaron Caruso met while attending the University of Michigan School of Music. They became lifelong friends and went on to form the acclaimed singing group The Sicilian Tenors, along with another friend, Elio Scaccio. Sam and Aaron have always had a passion for their alma mater as well as for mentoring young talent and a desire to “giv...

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Celebrating its first opera staged at a proscenium theater in its seven-year history, City Lyric Opera (CLO) presents one of the world's most beloved operas, Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), which has captivated audiences for more than 150 years with its beautiful melodies, dazzling party scenes, and heart-wrenching tragedy. A woman...

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Dion DiMucci, best known by his stage name Dion, is an Italian-American singer-songwriter. One of the best rock singers of the time before the British Invasion, he is renowned for fusing straight blues, rock, doo-wop, and R&B into his music. DiMucci, who was born in an Italian-American household to a vaudeville performer in New York, grew up travel...

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Gruppo Folklorico Val d’Akragas is traveling from Agrigento to the Townhouse on Saturday, April 22. Join us for an incomparable evening of Sicilian music and dance. Members are invited to dine in the Taverna after the performance, where special Sicilian treats will be featured on the menu. The event is $35. Reception at 6:30 PM. Performance at 7PM....

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Last Friday, the Center for Italian studies hosted its annual Italian Community Concert in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Singers included Notre Dame faculty and students, who came together to perform an array of fantastic Italian music for a sold-out crowd. The Center for Italian Studies, in conjunction with the Nanovic Institute for Europe...

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Fans of "Saturday Night Fever" have the chance to grab a piece of pop culture history later this month when the white three-piece suit worn in the movie by John Travolta comes up for auction. The monochromatic ensemble is expected to fetch up to $200,000 when it goes under the hammer as part of the "Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary" sale organized...

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Italian pianist Beatrice Rana has become a force in the international classical music world, receiving admiration from critics and audiences alike. As renowned for her sensitivity and musical intelligence as she is for her vivid colorations and pyrotechnics, she is a pianist who truly has it all. Beatrice Rana has performed at the world’s most este...

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Sunday Apr 9 2023 - 5:00 PM Doors / 7:00 PM Start. City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly Street, Boston, MA. Award-winning Sicilian jazz singer, songwriter, and producer Sissy Castrogiovanni presents, for the first time in Boston, her album, Terra. Fully sung in Sicilian dialect, Sissy’s compositions are an attractive synthesis of musical cultures; With a...

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