The graceful Italian opera L’amico Fritz is ready to charm
Join us at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 5th St, Coralville, IA) for performances of L’amico Fritz at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Tickets are available through the Hancher box office, hancher.uiowa.edu or 1-800-HANCHER. L’amico Fritz (1891) is the second opera of composer Pietro Mascagni. He had b...
Anthony Rodia Comes To Comedy Works Landmark, August 10 - 12
Comedy Works (Denver, CO) has announced that Anthony Rodia will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark. Anthony Rodia is one of the hottest up-and-coming stand-up comedians in comedy. His comedy is refreshingly genuine, quick witted and TOTALLY RELATABLE! Anthony's comedy is relatable, real and includes razor sharp observations on marriage,...
Benedetta Orsi’s new album INcanto Featuring Alla Voskoboynikova and the Arianna String Quartet
Born and raised in Italy, but currently living in St.Louis, MO, mezzo soprano Benedetta Orsi has earned a global following for her “breathtakingly beautiful voice, full and rich, with remarkable easy power and perfect diction.” Broadway World. Recently Ms Orsi’s received the Paul Harris Fellow Award as one of the 14 most influential Italian excelle...
Zoppé family brings the fun and tradition of big top circus to Fraser
The circus is back in town – a Grand County tradition, Zoppé: an Italian Family Circus will perform in Fraser this summer, capturing the imagination of young and old alike. Families can step inside an enormous blue-and-white Big Top tent adorned with international flags representing the homes of the performers inside from July 21-31. Attendees can...
'I've enjoyed every moment' - USMNT's Gianluca Busio on 'ups and downs' at Venezia and Olympic dreams
Busio moved to Venezia in August 2021, with the club breaking its own transfer record to sign the midfielder from Sporting KC. However, the club would be relegated to Serie B after that season before finishing eighth in the second division last season. Busio was in and out of the lineup last season, but did make 28 total appearances. However, the d...
Bocce balls to roll into 2023 Cornhusker Games
Starting July 6, Nebraskans of all ages will be suiting up and taking part in the annual Cornhusker Games. The amateur sports festival features a little something for everybody who wants to compete, and in 2023, a game with Italian roots will finally have its day in the sun. To the folks who regularly gather for fellowship and food at Omaha’s Sons...
Beltrami Bicentennial event set for June 24-25
The Beltrami County Historical Society will hold a two-day celebration for the Beltrami Bicentennial on Saturday and Sunday, June 24-25, at Buena Vista Ski Area, 19600 Irvine Ave. NW. The Beltrami County Historical Society will bring history to life with distinguished speakers, music, a family-friendly 5k history walk/run, and much more.
L'Inferno 1911
Starts on Saturday, May 6 · 7pm CDT. Fleur Cinema and Cafe 4545 Fleur Drive Des Moines, IA 50321. Following the success of its 2022 debut, the original CineConcert returns to once again feature a screening of the groundbreaking 1911 silent film L’Inferno, accompanied live by Stefano Maccagno (piano) and Furio Di Castri (double bass) on the mesmeriz...
Sal Sunseri has brought a no-nonsense coaching style to Boulder
Just 10 days after being announced as Colorado's new defensive tackles coach, Sal Sunseri and the Buffaloes conducted their first spring practice. So, the 38-year coaching veteran has not had much time outside the Champions Center to explore Boulder. But he did fall in love with a local pizza joint and he has felt the passion from CU fans. "I do li...
Wild West nun Sister Blandina is focus of planned TV series ‘Trinidad’
Sister Blandina Segale was an Italian immigrant who came to the Wild West town of Trinidad, Colorado, at the age of only 22. Amid her efforts to start schools and hospitals, she intervened against lynch mobs, conversed with outlaws, and lived such a life that she is now a candidate for sainthood. Her life and the history of 1870s Trinidad have insp...
St Louis - Bologna sister cities sponsors "Il campione" at Italian film festival St Louis
The Italian Film Festival USA is back with its first in-person edition since the pandemic. The festival is now in full swing, having begun on April 7 and continuing until its last film which shows on April 23. Directed by St Louisan Barbara Klein, the 19th edition of the Italian Film Festival offers eleven films-comedies, dramas and documentaries-o...
Opera Colorado Announces 40th Anniversary with Joyce DiDonato
Opera Colorado has announced a 40th Anniversary Gala which will star Joyce DiDonato. The concert, which is set to take place on May 13, 2023, in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, will be chaired by Joy and Chris Dinsdale and all proceeds benefit Opera Colorado’s expanding artistic initiatives...