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by Mauro Battocchi   Have you made it down to the Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco located at Fort Mason? This important institution preserves the heritage of Italian Americans for future generations through art exhibits, language classes, cultural programs, feste, film and more. For the full listing, check out their calendar of events...

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It has been called a major force in the New England opera world. After ten years of sold-out successes, The Opera Company of Middlebury returns with its 11th season of "grand opera in an intimate setting."   The season opens with a riotous comedy by Gioachino Rossini, The Italian Girl in Algiers (L'Italiana in Algeri), which plays from May 3...

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The first American singer to perform at New York's famed Metropolitan Opera House without European training was Rosa Ponselle. Born Rosa Ponzillo in Connecticut, "the Cinderella of Opera," made her debut at the Met in 1918 when she was 21 in Verdi's La Forza del Destino, opposite Enrico Caruso after being discovered in vaudeville.   She play...

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015 Hours: www.wattstowers.org Venue: Watts, CA Organized by: Watts Towers Arts Center and IIC   The Jasmine Tommaso Quintet that includes Jasmine's father, Giovanni Tommaso at the contrabass, represents Italy at the prestigious Festival that pays tribute to the American music forms of jazz, gospel and R&B...

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Italian-born pianist Cristiana Pegoraro will perform in concert at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at All Souls' Episcopal Church, 6400 N Pennsylvania Ave. This is the second concert of Virginia Campbell's 33rd Annual Piano Artist Series.  According to a news release, Pegoraro received an award for the best classical music of 1989 in Prague and has bee...

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di Rosy Canale   È un'atmosfera surreale quella del Midsummer Night Swing che ogni sera al Damrosh Park di Lincoln Center, proietta tantissimi newyorchesi in dimensioni di altri tempi. Ieri sera è toccato ai mitici anni '50. Sul palco a dirigere le danze c'erano Ray Gelato & The Giants: the Godfather of swing - il padrino dello swin...

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Gli espositori hanno dato un giudizio unanime sulla seconda edizione di Mondomusica New York, che si è conclusa dopo tre giorni di intensi scambi commerciali: la Manifestazione è il migliore strumento per entrare in contatto con nuovi compratori sul più importante mercato del mondo.   100 espositori, 14 Paesi rappresentati, 12 eventi, un pub...

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Eastern Opera presents Puccini's immortal classic La bohème, a story of young love set against the penurious but jubilant lifestyle of 19th-century bohemian Paris. La bohème is considered Puccini's most beloved opera and for many the quintessential opera.   The opera, sung in Italian, will be fully staged, with orchestra, sets and costumes....

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Do you teach Italian? Do you love music? Join us Friday February 27, 12-4pm, to discover how you can use music in your Italian classroom.   This seminar is offered to K-12 teachers in existing Italian programs as well as to individuals and schools that may be interested in establishing a new Italian program.    Read more  ...

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Il tenore più popolare e più amato al mondo, acclamato anche dalle star di Hollywood, e il più prestigioso testimone della cultura italiana nel mondo farà presto il suo ritorno in Florida. Dopo il suo tour negli U.S.A. nel mese di Dicembre 2014, nel corso del quale ha fatto tappa a Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas, Rosemont, Detroit e New York, anch...

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