Thanks to the overwhelming success of “Sinceramente” at Sanremo 2024, Annalisa is about to cross national borders and conquer the international stage. On March 6, the talented Italian singer will be in Los Angeles to attend the "Women in Music" event, organized by Billboard, where she will be honored with the prestigious Global Force award. This oc...

For the last few years, star Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has been giving his musically gifted children a platform in the studio and the concert stage. Andrea, Matteo, and Virginia even recorded their first family Christmas album in 2022, featuring a duet on Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ with his youngest child.  Now 11 years old, Virginia Bocelli h...

Fri. Mar 22, 2024 at 6:00pm PDT. Garibaldina MB Society, 4533 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA. Swing into Spring with an unforgettable live concert featuring the Luke Carlson Quintet, enchanting the evening with Louis Prima's greatest hits. Join us at 6 pm for delightful cocktails and a lively swing dance lesson at 7 pm to get you into the r...

March 12, 2024 | 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm). Club Fugazi, 678 Green Str., San Francisco (CA). REGISTER HERE. Artemis Danza Company dedicates Monica Casadei‘s new artistic project to the representation, investigation and contemporary interpretation of four fascinating heroines immortalized by the composer from Lucca: Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Mimì...

Blue Heron continues its multi-year exploration of the Italian madrigal with “Tasso & Wert,” a new program featuring dramatic scenes and lyrics by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso (1544-95) set to music by the Flemish composer Giaches de Wert (1535-96) and others. Taking place on Saturday, March 23 at 8pm at First Church in Cambridge, the performanc...

When: Saturday, March 9 · 3 - 5:15pm EST - Where: DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33401 United States Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of the world's greatest music at the DeSantis Family Chapel. On Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time), the talented and renowned singer/PBS-TV host fo...

Today’s artistic scene of the city is a reflection of centuries-long history, where every passing or settling nation would leave traces of their unique voices, instruments, and verses in the Neapolitan culture or napoletanità.  The roots of the Neapolitan music reach back to Ancient Rome when it became a central way of expression during festivals t...

Italian American composer Ben Lanzarone, whose work was featured in television shows such as “Happy Days,” “The Love Boat” and “Dynasty,” died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on Feb. 16. He was 85. Lanzarone received ASCAP’s “Most Performed Composer Award” for his work composing television scores. He wrote for episodes of “The Tracy Ullman Show,” “Th...

A singer from Raleigh who is blind is spreading joy through her music. On Valentine’s Day, she was able to meet someone she looks up to who also spreads joy in that same way. “Good evening, sir,” singer Mary Mikels said. “Nice to meet you.” Those are the words Mikels said to famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. She said she was nervous about meetin...

“Boredom” may not be the most typical sentiment of a winning Sanremo tune or a tormentone estivo (a summer earworm — which most winning Sanremo tunes go on to be). But in 2024, the feeling was resonant enough for 22-year-old Angelina Mango’s “La noia” (Boredom) to take home top honors at the 74th edition of Italy’s longest-running music competition...