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The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University is launching its 2014-15 programming with the third year of Canti e Cantici, including workshops, presentations and a concert focusing on Italian music and literature.   The series starts with a faculty talk on St. Francis of Assisi by Professor Rala Diakite on Thursday, Oct. 30 at...

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In the great tradition of the last 25 years, opera will once again come to the Hamptons through the annual favorite concert "Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends" taking place on Saturday, July 18, 2016 at Duck Walk Vineyard North, 4435 Main Rd., Southold, NY on the North Fork of the Hamptons on Long Island. This annual concert will contin...

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Riccardo Muti will launch the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's planned celebration of the bicentennial of composer Giuseppe Verdi's birth by leading a special October performance of his "Requiem" that will be streamed live online, the Italian conductor announced Wednesday. The orchestra plans to mark the Verdi anniversary with several performances of...

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The Kentucky Opera, in celebration of renowned composer Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, will perform the musically stunning yet rarely produced opera SIMON BOCCANEGRA in continuation of their THE BROWN-FORMAN 2013/14 SEASON. This unique operatic event will take place at the Brown Theatre on Friday, November 15th at 8pm and Sunday, November 17th at...

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Acclaimed tenor Michael Amante to share talent with his newly adopted hometown. Fans call opera virtuoso Michael Amante "the people's tenor." He has earned that sobriquet thanks to his down-to-earth manner and versatility – he sings everything from high opera to Broadway, rock and gospel tunes.   You could also call him an operatic...

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Cranston's Christiana Rodi would love to have appeared at last weekend's Columbus Day Festival on Federal Hill fronting for Ambrosiani, the Italian band she sings with. But she had to be in Boston for a 12-hour tech rehearsal for Tim Rice and Elton John's "Aida," which opens tomorrow for a six-show run at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.  ...

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A concert by Federico Agostini, violinist, and Enrico Elisi, pianist. Agostini is world-renowned as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concertmaster (1979-2002) of the legendary Italian string ensemble I Musici Italiani and Enrico Elisi is the winner of nine first prizes in international competitions in Italy, Portugal and the United States. &nbs...

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You’d be hard-pressed to find any blarney when Italian-born pianist Alessio Bax joins the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBCO) this St. Patrick’s Day — unless you count the craft beer tasting event afterward, open to subscribers.   The first half of the concert, however, belongs to conductor Heiichiro Ohyama and the orchestra, who will cel...

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The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera presented Rita Tonitto of Fort Lee with the organization's highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, at its production of La Gioconda at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. Tonitto was recognized for 25 years of service and contributions to the organization and opera.  ...

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By Linda Sickler Savannah is taking its place as a vocal music destination city. The Savannah VOICE Festival in August was a huge hit, and now fans can look forward to the celebration of Opera America's National Opera Week, which runs from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3.   The events are sponsored by the VOICExperience Foundation, an educational no...

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