July 23 (Saturday) 7:00 pm "Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway". Opera in the Hamptons presents award-winning singer/PBS-TV and CBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli. Come early to enjoy the wonderful wines of Duck Walk. Please call for further information. Duck Walk Vineyard North44535 Main Road, Southold, NY...

Natalia Quintavalle, lei è console generale d'Italia per gli Stati di New York, Connecticut e Bermuda da un anno e mezzo. Come giudica questa esperienza? «Stimolante. Conoscevo New York soltanto vista dalle Nazioni Unite. Ho potuto così conoscere le autorità locali come il sindaco, il governatore dello Stato, alcuni membri del Congresso e poi una...

Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi's most beloved heroine in Willy Decker's stunning production, first seen at the Met in 2010. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. Conductor: Fabio Luisi; Production: Willy Decker; Natalie Dessay, Matthew...

From June 28th until July 20th, Lake Como welcomes the tenth edition of the "Music on the Water" Festival, an international festival of chamber music.   There are six concerts every evening starting at 9:00 p.m., offering to the public and visitors to Colico, a town in the province of Lecco, the chance to get closer to the extraordinary worl...

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Philip Mann, Music Director and Conductor, presents the opening concert of the 2014-2015 Landers FIAT River Rhapsodies Chamber Music Series: "Italian Serenade." ASO's Quapaw and Rockefeller Quartets present music from Beethoven, Wolf, and ASO Composer in Residence John Corigliano in the beautiful Grand Hall of the C...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti was honored by the Juvenile Justice Initiative on Sept. 16 at the Union League Club of Chicago for his dedication to sharing music with children in the juvenile justice system. The event celebrates JJI's 15th year anniversary and the organization's many accomplishments, including raising the...

Casa Belvedere is proud to host this DVD presentation made to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Verdi's birth on October 10, 1813. He was an exceptional yet "common" man. Although tremendously gifted with the musical and theatrical skills that propelled him to celebrity status during his lifetime, he preferred to live the life of a "country gentle...

The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce THE VERDI CHORUS Amore Italiano   Anne Marie KETCHUM, Artistic Director; Laraine Ann MADDEN, Accompanist Solists: Amanda SQUITIERI, Soprano; Daniel MONTENEGRO, Tenor; Malcolm MACKENZIE, Baritone   This weekend the Verdi Chorus will bring you some of...

di Riccardo Chioni   Sotto un'altra forma, il grande tenore Luciano Pavarotti torna ad essere ambasciatore dell'opera lirica nella sua seconda casa, dove Nicoletta Mantovani a SoHo ha presentato un'anticipazione della mostra che il 22 si trasferirà a Verona per un grande tributo al maestro. "Amo Pavarotti" è il titolo della istallazione pre...

The evocative stage that becomes part of the summer scenery at the Terme di Caracalla (the Caracalla Baths) makes its return on June 24th, beginning this year's summer opera and ballet season for the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.   Patrons can expect an even richer programme than the last time around, with 25 performances of traditional reperto...