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Victor DeRenzi, the artistic director of Sarasota Opera who led the company's 28-year effort to produce every note of Giuseppe Verdi's music known to exist, has been knighted by the Italian government. The government bestowed the title of Cavaliere dell'ordine della Stella d'Italia (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy), presented to those who...

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  WTI Magazine #18    2014 Feb, 21Author : Sandra Tornberg      Translation by:   In 2013, the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan celebrated their 25th anniversary plus the bicentenary of Verdi's birth, in addition to their annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students. There were various presentations and conce...

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The Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students was started in 1995 and is held annually, in cooperation with the Italian American Club of Livonia, the IACL Charitable Foundation, and the Italian American Cultural Society of Clinton Township, alternately each year at their respective facilities.   This event i...

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It's been called the "missing link" among Giuseppe Verdi's operas, composed right after his three mid-career mega-hits — "Rigoletto," ''Il Trovatore" and "La Traviata" — and pointing the way toward the masterpieces of his later years.   Why "missing"? It's not as if "Les vepres siciliennes" ("The Sicilian Vespers"), first performed in Paris...

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:00 PM - Leonardo da Vinci Society lecture. Illustrated lecture by Luciano Chessa who is active as a composer, performer and conductor. He teaches at the Conservatory of Music and serves on the Advisory Board of TACET, the international research publication dedicated to Experimental Music from the Universite Paris...

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The La Scala Chamber Orchestra (Cameristi della Scala) will perform at MIT Kresge Auditorium on Monday, October 7, 2013, at 7 p.m. as the kick-off of their U.S. tour.In celebration of Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, I Cameristi della Scala perform a program of fantasies from Verdi's operas. In the 1800s, these musical pieces were made popular in t...

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di Riccardo Chioni   La XIII edizione del Altamura Caruso International Voice Competition si presenta con uno straordinario regalo di compleanno per Giuseppe Verdi, quando appassionati d’opera e cantanti intoneranno “Va Pensiero” dal “Nabucco” nella piazza di Manhattan dedicata al compositore di Busseto nel secondo centenario della nascita....

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Nel mese di aprile la città di Tulsa ospiterà diverse iniziative rientranti nel calendario dell'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, a dimostrazione del vivo interesse per l'Italia nello Stato dell'Oklahoma.

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Indianapolis will be part of an international celebration of the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth, joining hundreds of other cities around the world. 2013 is also the Year of Italian Culture in the United States and this performance will showcase local operatic and musical talent in tribute to the Italian maestro's incomparable cont...

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San Francisco Opera celebrates the bicentennial births of two of opera's most important composers—Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner. Renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel returns to San Francisco in the title role of Verdi's beloved comedy Falstaff, conducted by San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti. Falstaff opens October 8 and runs for...

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