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November 2024 Welcome to Boston, Capital of Italian Creativity in the World for 2024  

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Among the most fascinating American cities to host and represent the relationship between Italy and the United States, certainly Boston, Massachusetts, New England is very important. Here past and future, tradition and innovation meet, and Italian creativity is well represented by many researchers and innovators. This year Boston has one more reaso...

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Humanities West and the Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco celebrate the life and art of Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858, to November 29, 1924) on the 100th anniversary of his death. His operas La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot are among the most beloved and most often-recorded operas of all time. His arias are famous for bot...

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What are we to make of the life, music and spiritual beliefs of Giacomo Puccini, the composer said to be responsible for fully one quarter of all opera performances in the United States today? Puccini, who died a century ago on Nov. 29, 1924, has been called the world’s most popular songwriter, notwithstanding his modern heirs and successors, and w...

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Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Ln, Middletown, CT. The celebrated Connecticut Lyric Opera and Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra will perform Puccini's opera,"La Boheme" at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 17, in Middletown's Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center, 200 LaRosa Lane. The Greater Middletown C...

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Get a taste of Italy without having to leave the city this month! New Orleans Opera is presenting Tosca, a timeless opera filled with drama, on Friday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Celebrate opening night in style during “A Night in Italy” which includes live music, dancing, espresso martinis, and Angelo Bro...

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Opera Italiana is in the Air, led by renowned Music Director Alvise Casellati is to host an outdoor concert at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York City’s Central Park this Tuesday, September 24th starting at 6:00pm until 7:30pm. This special event is offered for free to the public with no tickets required and the Master of Ceremonies for the event w...

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Renaissance Evolution, an international think tank dedicated to enhancing appreciation for Italian culture, art, products, and the economic contributions of Italian businesses to the United States, celebrated a remarkable evening on August 28, 2024, with the event "Puccini & Friends: Celebrating US-Italy Cultural Relations."  Hosted in Buckhead, At...

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When: Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Where: Livingston Public Library, 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ, 07039 Few composers have inspired as deeply controversial reactions as Puccini. For many, Puccini’s operas remain the most beloved and popular. Many consider Turnadot to be the last great Italian opera from which comes the last great opera ari...

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The Washington National Opera’s “Turandot” was sold out at the Kennedy Center in the spring. This Saturday, you can see it free on the Nationals Park jumbotron during the 19th annual “Opera in the Outfield.” “It’s an annual tradition for us,” General Director Timothy O’Leary told WTOP. “It’s one of our favorite days of the year because it’s a gift...

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