Last November, the Italian Association of Arizona longed to attract Italophiles to its Pizza and Wine Festival as COVID-19 was slowing. “We didn’t know what to expect,” said Frank Guzzo, the association’s executive director. “We wanted to test the waters with the Pizza and Wine Festival. It was one day, as we were still dealing with omicron. In hin...

What do the Gipsy Kings “Un Amor” and an Italian Canadian-American musician and composer have in common? Much more than one may think. To mark the 34th anniversary of the release of the famed song named after the Gipsy Kings’ self-titled second studio album, the digi single of 'Na Muri (Un Amor) will drop on Spotify and all major digital streaming...

Michéal Castaldo, an award-winning classical crossover singer, producer and songwriter, will be the featured performer with his La Dolce Vita Band, kickstarting the Totowa Summer Concert Series, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 7 p.m. The festival takes place at the Municipality Front Lawn, 537 Totowa Rd, Totowa New Jersey, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Attende...

The Italian American Celebration is Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The family friendly celebration will include food trucks and desserts. There's also a beer and wine garden, and plus entertainment for all ages. Enertainment for the day includes a clown, face painting, balloon art, special Italian singing sensation, "Blaise Biagio", Tony Grova- me...

When sitting down with a singer of the caliber of Michéal Castaldo, one would expect the conversation to center around the long list of accomplishments he’s racked up during his celebrated career.  But, in the tradition of Italy’s countless “Renaissance Men,” this proud Calabrian proves himself to be much more than just a stellar voice! In fact, hi...

Everything Michéal Castaldo loves includes sharing the very best Italian music, the freshest olive oil from his family’s groves, a stay at his family’s enchanting villa, Villetta Mimma Vittoria, named for michéal’s mother. To spend time with michéal is to drink in all the things that go with “La Dolce Vita,” the sweetest life imaginable.Michéal beg...

Michéal Castaldo’s 2019 East Coast Christmas Concert Tour helped raise over $41,000 (in ticket sales and sponsorship) for the following churches and organizations located in the U.S.  November 23, Italian Christmas Concert in Manahawkin at The Stafford Township Arts Center, in Manahawkin, NJ—a fundraiser for Stafford Township Members of the The Pol...

“Italian Christmas Concert in Buffalo,” a traditional Italian Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Michéal Castaldo and friends, will take place on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima, 500 Parker Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14216. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his chart-topping best-selli...

“Italian Christmas Concert in Manahawkin,” a traditional Italian Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Michéal Castaldo and friends, will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 3:00p.m. at The Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave., Manahawkin, NJ 08050. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his char...

Michéal Castaldo will officially release his digital single of “Mary, Did You Know?” on Vital Records, October 4, 2019. This digital single is available on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other digital online music e-tail stores worldwide.  Castaldo, an Italian tenor who sings in the style of Andrea Bocelli, chose this modern-day holiday classic becau...