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Each year, the world's most beloved movie stars and burgeoning filmmakers flock to France for the Cannes International Film Festival. The festival has become one of the most highly regarded showcases for every genre of excellence in film across the globe.   Tampa will be represented at Cannes this year, thanks to the work of University of Ta...

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Giacomo Puccini, the man behind "Tosca," "La Boheme" and other beloved works in the opera repertoire, will be the first-ever Italian composer to be showcased in the Bard Music Festival at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson.   Scheduled for Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 14, "Giacomo Puccini and His World" will include 11 concerts as w...

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The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Istituto Luce Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 2-8. For 16 years, Open Roads has proudly offered North American audiences the most diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian film available.   As always, the series includes both commercial and inde...

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The Italian American Celebration Honoring Christopher Columbus Committee is set to announce the recipients of the scholarship winners for 2016 at its annual fundraiser at St. James Church Hall. Organizers said the recipients will be selected by a scholarship committee, headed by Professor Dario Del Puppo of Trinity College, Hartford.  ...

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Clark UNICO Chapter President Ralph Bernardo announces that the 7th Annual UNICO Italian American Feast is just around the corner. This year's feast will take place Columbus Day Weekend – Oct. 11-12-13, on the Clark Municipal Building grounds at 430 Westfield Ave. The feast will be open Friday, from 6-11 p.m., Saturday, from 1-11 p.m. and Sunday, f...

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Since 2010, the Italian American Heritage Festival has drawn more than 30,000 people coming from a greater than five state area to enjoy a day in celebration of Italian heritage and culture. The festival features excellent Italian food, top-rated entertainment, and activities designed to involve attendees of all ages.   The Festival's missi...

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Last October's 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth unleashed a flurry of performances of the Verdi Requiem that hasn't subsided. This most operatic of Requiems concludes the 2014 Oregon Bach Festival Sunday in Eugene.   What makes this performance especially tantalizing is its young but proven solo quartet: soprano Tamara Wilson, mezzo-sopran...

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The annual Irish-Italian parade will roll through Metairie March 22, marking its 33rd year of celebrating both Irish and Italian heritage and culture.   The parade begins at noon at Houma Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Boulevard, and it will follow the traditional Metairie Carnival parade route with a couple of minor changes. The parade wil...

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The DaVinci Society of Delaware is pleased to announce that the 12th Annual Vendemmia Da Vinci Wine & Food Festival will be held Sunday, October 11, 2015 from 2pm to 6pm on the grounds of the Bellevue State Park just off I95 in Northern Delaware.    Vendemmia Da Vinci is one of the premier Italian American Wine & Food festivals...

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by Paul Hyde   "Veremonda, L'Amazzone Di Aragona" ("Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragona") takes place on Gibraltar. The Spanish Queen Veremonda, sung by the wonderful Vivica Genaux, is frustrated about the lack of progress in the war against the Moors. What's to account for the delay? King Alfonso is distracted by his scientific studies.  ...

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