San Francisco Opera presents the world premiere of Italian composer Marco Tutino's Two Women (La Ciociara), with a libretto by the composer and Fabio Ceresa, June 13-30 as part of the Company's 2015 Summer Season.   Starring Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci, conducted by Company Music Director Nicola Luisotti and directed by Francesca...

On TUE, NOV 10 at 7pm, Washington Performing Arts will present JAMES TOCCO, Piano at the KENNEDY CENTER TERRACE THEATER. We're pleased to offer you an exclusive deal for ICS members.   ICS members can use discount code ICS which will allow them to purchase tickets without any handling fees. This promotion code can be used online wh...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's 27th season is replete with the grandeur of traditional opera. On March 10, the company's Bring the Family to the Opera initiative resumes its special ticket rates to see and enjoy the new productions of Amilcare Ponchelli's rarely seen La Gioconda on April 17 and Giuseppe Verdi's timeless work Rigolett...

July 23 (Saturday) 7:00 pm "Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway". Opera in the Hamptons presents award-winning singer/PBS-TV and CBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli. Come early to enjoy the wonderful wines of Duck Walk. Please call for further information. Duck Walk Vineyard North44535 Main Road, Southold, NY...

Natalia Quintavalle, lei è console generale d'Italia per gli Stati di New York, Connecticut e Bermuda da un anno e mezzo. Come giudica questa esperienza? «Stimolante. Conoscevo New York soltanto vista dalle Nazioni Unite. Ho potuto così conoscere le autorità locali come il sindaco, il governatore dello Stato, alcuni membri del Congresso e poi una...

Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi's most beloved heroine in Willy Decker's stunning production, first seen at the Met in 2010. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. Conductor: Fabio Luisi; Production: Willy Decker; Natalie Dessay, Matthew...

From June 28th until July 20th, Lake Como welcomes the tenth edition of the "Music on the Water" Festival, an international festival of chamber music.   There are six concerts every evening starting at 9:00 p.m., offering to the public and visitors to Colico, a town in the province of Lecco, the chance to get closer to the extraordinary worl...

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Philip Mann, Music Director and Conductor, presents the opening concert of the 2014-2015 Landers FIAT River Rhapsodies Chamber Music Series: "Italian Serenade." ASO's Quapaw and Rockefeller Quartets present music from Beethoven, Wolf, and ASO Composer in Residence John Corigliano in the beautiful Grand Hall of the C...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti was honored by the Juvenile Justice Initiative on Sept. 16 at the Union League Club of Chicago for his dedication to sharing music with children in the juvenile justice system. The event celebrates JJI's 15th year anniversary and the organization's many accomplishments, including raising the...

Casa Belvedere is proud to host this DVD presentation made to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Verdi's birth on October 10, 1813. He was an exceptional yet "common" man. Although tremendously gifted with the musical and theatrical skills that propelled him to celebrity status during his lifetime, he preferred to live the life of a "country gentle...