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21-23 August, Vogue Theatre, 3290 Sacramento St, SF. Frank Sinatra would be 100 this year and to celebrate Jack Daniel's is presenting "Ring-A-Ding-Ding: The Movies of Frank Sinatra" at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco.   Over the weekend of August 21, 11 of Sinatra's most iconic roles will be screened, a carefully curated selection o...

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By Jennifer Edwards  Jessica Bailey left for Italy last week with the University of North Alabama Chamber Choir, but when the rest of the 30-member elite vocal ensemble returns to Florence next week, Bailey won't be on the plane. She will stay behind to prepare for the four-week Operafestival di Roma, a select opera festival in Rome. Bailey...

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by Alex Q. Arbuckle On Dec. 12, 1915, Francis Albert Sinatra was born in a tenement in New Jersey, the son of Italian immigrants Natalina Garaventa and Antonino Sinatra. His delivery was rough, leaving him with a perforated eardrum and scarring on his neck, cheek and ear.   As a young child, his parents ran an illegal tavern (which was igno...

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Il capolavoro di Giuseppe Verdi "Il Trovatore" conclude la stagione operistica 2012/2013. Con la sua trascinante e intensamente melodica partitura e le sue passioni infiammate, "Il Trovatore" e' un tour de force di elementi musicali e drammatici, ed una delle piu' grandi Opere di tutti i tempi.

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by Luca Martera   From the Italian ancient tradition of the Great Opera Houses to early New Orleans Jazz set by Nick La Rocca; from Vincente Minnelli's musicals to Louis Prima's swing; The Voice Frank Sinatra to modern Pop-Rock by Madonna, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga, hundred of artists with Italian ancestry, without whom Am...

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Opera in the Heights presenta dal 15 al 24 novembre il "Don Pasquale" di Gaetano Doninzetti al Lambert Hall nel quartiere storico di Houston Heights. Preparatevi a rimanere incantati dal canto, e a ridere al vedere come Don Pasquale si rende ridicolo per amore !   Don Pasquale, al vedere suo nipote Ernesto rifiutare la sposa che questi aveva...

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It's a new era at Seattle Opera. The company today announced its 2015/16 season, the first to be presented by General Director Aidan Lang, and a return to full-year programming with a total of six operas, including new productions and a world premiere.   Under Lang's leadership, the company hopes to serve the community through the magic of t...

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The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere presents"A Trip to Operatic Italy" with Lou BarrellaTuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 7:00 PMDuring the summer of 2009, Lou made a long awaited trip to Italy. In addition to visiting some main cities, he went to the places important in the lives of Giuseppe Verdi (Busseto, LeRoncole, Sant Agata and...

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"O Sole Mio", "Funiculli, Funiculla", "Volare"...you know you sing them in the shower, but now we want you to sing them along with the best! Join us and bring your friends for a special Guest Cena, when our friends from Opera On Tap will lead us in a sing-a-long of your favorite Italian folk songs. Click here to RSVP or call the Club at (972) 931-9...

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By Phil Drew   The morning-line favorite for opening week of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center is tonight's Saratoga Springs debut of Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, who will helm a program that celebrates the 150th anniversary of Saratoga Race Course.   In the spirit of his pops credentials, Lock...

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