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di Tito Schipa jr.   Un sogno ricorrentePer un lungo periodo ho avuto un sogno ricorrente: mio padre era tornato.Dopo una lunghissima assenza, simile a quelle sue lunghe tournée quando ero bambino, ricompariva a casa sorridente e affettuoso, ma cambiato, più vecchio, più stanco. E nel sogno, esattamente come quand'ero bambino, vedendolo torn...

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by Antonello De Riu   Soft power" - the ability to project influence through means other than military might or direct economic power - is hard to define, but easy to recognise. It produces a number of virtuous feedback loops that reinforce and amplify the benefits that accrue to those that can deploy it.   In discussing soft power st...

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Mid-Ohio Opera will perform the Italian romantic comedy opera "L'elisr d'amore" (The Elixir of Love) by Donizetti, in full production, at Mansfield Senior High auditorium at 7:30 p.m. July 24 and 3 p.m. July 26.   The story is of a shy country boy who falls in love, but feels he needs a boost from a quack doctor's magical elixir to speak his...

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By Sarah Bryan Miller   "Bel canto," Italian for "beautiful singing," is a phrase that gave its name to both a style of singing and a variety of 19th century Italian opera. It's the title of the award-winning 2001 novel by Ann Patchett, and, now, an opera by Peruvian-American composer Jimmy López and librettist Nilo Cruz.   Commission...

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Chelsea Music FestivalTuesday, June 18, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)New York, NY CMF 2013 presents this Chelsea Outbursts concert and special evening at The Italian Academy at Columbia University that celebrates 400 years of music from Italy and Britain. Highlights include a Corelli Concerto Grosso, an oboe concerto by Corelli's great admir...

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When: Sunday, June 16 - Where: The Ballroom at Goethe-Institut Boston | 6:00pm170 Beacon Street | Boston, MA$10 General, $5 Students On June 16, featuring Bruno Råberg on double bass and Giuseppe Paradiso on drums, the Moira Lo Bianco Trio will perform works from the artist's upcoming album Lunaria.The event takes place at Goethe-Institut, on...

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Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute686 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10065 Organized by: ICI The exhibition will present Italian string instruments coming from four different cities, and made from the 17th to the 20th century. In particular, the only surviving violin made by Giovanni Pietro Caspani in 1657 will...

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By Erin Strecker   Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will go cheek to cheek once again. In a new interview, Bennett shared that he and Lady Gaga, who is currently hard at work on her upcoming solo album, plan to release another album together, this time of Cole Porter classics.   "It's going to be all Cole Porter songs," Bennett told Vu...

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The Italian Heritage Committee of Massachusetts will be hosting a fundraiser concert at the Dante Aligheri Cultural Center On November 8, 2015. "The Classics," an Italian trio from Ortona in the Abruzzo region, will be performing "Songs That Unified Italy."   If you are interested in attending the event, you can call Lino Rullo at 617-447-05...

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By Roberto Zanni Negli States ottobre è 'Italian Heritage Month'. Il mese del 'patrimonio italiano', una eredità che viene mostrata soprattutto nel mese di ottobre, che è italiano grazie a Cristoforo Colombo. Ma quest'anno oltre alle parate che tradizionalmente si svolgono in ogni angolo degli Stati Uniti, il mese italiano per eccellenza avrà modo...

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