Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI A conversation with Italian artist Lorenzo "Jovanotti" Cherubini and prof. Lorenzo Coveri (Universita' di Genova) on contemporary Italian song writing. Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy   Read more...

by Nickolas Marinelli   The word "gala" is often employed to describe anything from costume parties to affairs where most of the men wear a tie and the napkins are made of cloth. In our fast-paced and informal society, it is seldom that any function achieves the level of sophistication and glamour that truly rises to the level of "gala." &n...

Say "Italy," and most people probably think of Italian food. Say "Italy" to a musician, and thoughts turn immediately to opera and to song. "It's such a lyrical place," said Dana Zimbric, artistic director and conductor of the California Chamber Orchestra. "There's so much wonderful music from Italy and about Italy."   The orchestra opens it...

di Piero Merola   In Italia lo sanno in pochi, la critica specializzata della capitale ne ignora le gesta, ma dietro al nome del progetto indie newyorkese Porcelain Raft si nasconde un quarantenne nato proprio a Roma. Il compositore e polistrumentista Mauro Remiddi ha avuto una formazione classica, già a dieci anni iniziava a registrare in f...

Carlo Grante is an Italian classical pianist. He graduated at the National Academy of St Cecilia in Rome, studied at the University of Miami and at the Juilliard School in New York, moved to London, where he studied intensively with Alice Kezeradze-Pogorelich.   He is known as a performer of mainstream classical composers such as Liszt, Moza...

Atlantic recording artist Paolo Nutini has announced an array of activity surrounding the US release of his extraordinary new album. "CAUSTIC LOVE" arrives on Tuesday, September 16th and is now streaming on the new Pandora Premieres channel through Monday, September 15th - please visit www.pandora.com/premieres for complete information.   Re...

The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the five phenomenal mainstage productions of the 2015-2016 Season, "Seeking the Human Element," to be presented in the magnificent Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center located in the Dallas Arts District.   The season line-up was announced this afternoon by Dallas O...

Saturday, March 21st (3pm—6pm) Moving Arts of Mt. Airy6819 Greene StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19119 Entrance $15   Through the notes, the rhythms and the steps of Southern Italian folk music and dances you can hear the echoes of an ancient past, made of ground, paganism and superstition. During Pre-Christian Age people used to dance by the...

Credited as "one of the most important showcases for the contemporary guitar" by The San Francisco Chronicle, International Guitar Night (IGN) is a long-standing Bay Area tradition known for its friendly and informal ambiance, as well as its exceptional guitar performances.   The Italian guitarist Pino Forastiere will be one of the special g...

Il Washington Chorus e l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington uniscono le forze per celebrare il genio di Giuseppe Verdi. Al compositore italiano, a 200 anni dalla sua nascita (1813), sarà dedicata un'intera settimana di eventi, la Essential Verdi Week. In programma un concerto di celebri arie verdiane domenica 2 marzo alle ore 17 al prestigioso Kenned...