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Parmigiano-Reggiano is one of the world’s most famous and beloved cheeses, yet its birthplace is rarely one of the first places that people think of when planning a trip to Italy. What a shame. Despite living in Rome for five years and visiting Italy dozens of times before that, it took me years to get to Parma, but when I finally did, I realized w...

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Members of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan, along with their spouses and friends, attended the Detroit Opera production of La Traviata on October 27, 2024. One of Giuseppe Verdi's most beloved operas, it was enthusiastically received by the group and a packed house.  The opera was directed by the internationally recognized Fran...

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Sunday, November 3 · 4:30 - 6:30pm EST. The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C. - 4833 Rugby Ave, Ste 201 Bethesda, MD. Step into the world of Verdi's Macbeth with a captivating listening guide lecture at the ICS headquarters on Sunday, November 3rd at 4:30 p.m. Explore the historical context behind Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconi...

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From Friday October 18 2024 To November 03 2024. HOUSTON GRAN OPERA - 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX Place: Houston, TX. Tickets here. A new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s perennially popular tragedy, freshly envisioned by influential director Stephen Wadsworth for a stunning, old-meets-new-world experience. Opera Insights, a pre-show lecture series...

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A potpourri of Italy's most famous opera songs about love, death, and betrayal are coming to downtown El Paso. The El Paso Symphony Orchestra and the El Paso Opera are teaming up to bring "Great Italian Arias" to the Plaza Theatre on October 18 and 19. Led by conductorBohuslav Rattay, "Great Italian Arias" is set to feature famous arias from famous...

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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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When: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 7:30 PM - Where: cSan Francisco Opera War Memorial Opera House - For this performance, Friends of the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco will be granted discounted tickets! Enter the code ICISFO30. The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco together with San Francisco Opera are pleased to invite you...

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When I first thought of writing about Illuminata, my uncle had been a handful of ashes for more than a year. Cancer meandered north from his prostate and made lesions on his liver, then penetrated his beautiful brain. I imagined sending him this essay—I wanted to write it because I knew he would enjoy it. After all, we loved opera and we loved one...

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The Marilyn Horne Museum at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host a bit of Italy in Bradford during a multimedia lecture by opera author and speaker August Ventura. The presentation will be entitled, “There’s Something About Verdi.” It will be held at 1 p.m. June 15 in Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall. The presentation will of...

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It’s going to be a Verdi extravaganza at the Italian Institute of Culture in New York. The FESTIVAL VERDI DAY on Wednesday, May 29, will kick off at 5pm with a lecture-recital by renowned scholar Francesco Izzo, Director of the Accademia Verdiana. At 6 pm, the Festival Verdi and Verdi Off 2024 presentation will start, followed by a 7:30 pm Cocktail...

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