by C.J. Martello Let me say that many of us have left Roseland but we've never left behind the people, places or good times that Roseland gave us. The rich history and connection that we have carried with us these many years is borne out in the respect we have for many of those we knew in our youth who are now elderly. Among these...
READ MOREGiuseppina Torre is an example of Italian excellence which is appreciated and admired abroad. Her fairy-tale story began three years ago when the organisers of the Los Angeles Music Awards 'discovered' through one of her songs on iTunes and soon she was celebrated in the U.S. and in the rest of the world. Giuseppina's first album was relea...
READ MOREWhen: June 23-25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.Where: Faneuil Hall, Boston MACosts: $25 per general admission - $20 per senior/student - $55 per VIP balcony or orchestraClick here for ticket information and purchase. The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) invites guests and members of their community to Boston's historic Faneuil Hal...
READ MORELa musica di Giuseppe Verdi non è mai stata così contemporanea. Nell'anno del bicentenario dalla nascita del maestro, l'Ensemble Nuove Musiche arriva negli Stati Uniti per presentare Verdi nostro contemporaneo, un concerto che parte dalle liriche da camera da lui composte, mescolando tradizione e musica d'oggi. Per l'occasione il gruppo - fondato n...
READ MOREWhen: June 9 at 7:00 pmWhere: The Center for Italian & Italian American Culture (CIIAC), 411 Pompton Avenue, Suite 5, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 United States Join us for a presentation by Lou Barrella, Music Educator & recipient of the Dr. Leonard Covello Lifetime Achievement Award from The Italian Teachers' Association...
READ MOREWilliam Noll laughs when asked why he focused on Italy for this year's ArtsNaples World Festival. "Why not?" he says. "That's what's great about Italy! You literally have centuries that you can choose from." Italy has been the longtime home to opera, classical music, visual art, fashion, theater and so much more. So it was probably inevit...
READ MOREby Johs McAuliffe Mostly Opera's back this month, with strong Italian flavor. On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Scranton opera company will present "Viva Italia!," featuring Italian songs from the operatic canon as well as other genres, at downtown Scranton's Hilton Scranton and Conference Center. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. with cash...
READ MOREIn celebration of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, the City of San Diego Public Library will offer a VERDIthon—a marathon screening of rarely seen Verdi operas on film on Thursday, October 10. Two of Verdi's beloved operas: "Rigoletto" and "La Traviata" will be produced as feature length films and showcase some of the worl...
READ MOREEnnio Morricone's current world tour is billed as My Life in Music. For an 86-year-old with more than 500 film and television scores to his name, that's a lot of life and a lot of music. It requires a lot of people, too: 86 members of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, 76 singers from Hungary's Kodály Choir and a brace of soloists incl...
READ MOREIntroduced by Peter Gelb, General manager, Metropolitan Opera with the participation of Esward Smaldone, Director, Aaron Copland school of music. Giulio Gatti-Casazza (1869-1940) who was born in Udine, Italy was the beneficiary of extensive education at major universities as well Genoa's Naval School of Engineering. He left the world of engineering...
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