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IAM Books - 189 North Street. Boston, MA 02113. Six Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm. November 1, 8, 15, 29. December 6, 13. (no class Nov. 22). $250. Introduction to the Italian Mandolin Mandolin is Italy’s most iconic musical instrument. It’s best known as an accompaniment to Neapolitan song, or perhaps as featured in Vivaldi’s concertos — but the mandolin ...

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Canzoniere, the new album by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS), adroitly pulls off a tricky balancing act: adapting the Italian band’s unique, folk-based style to Western pop. The album’s cover art, a photograph of a Coca-Cola bottle filled with tomato sauce, is a visual metaphor for CGS’ new music. As CGS leader Mauro Durante notes, the Coke bo...

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Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is coming to St. Paul, and will be performed at the MN Opera from November 11-19! The ICC will provide a wonderful opportunity for you to become familiar with this beloved opera, whether you plan to see it in November or just want to learn more. Treat yourself to a relaxed and enjoyable presentation, incl...

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When: December 9 & 10 - Saturday at 8 PM; Sunday at 4 PM - Where: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) (by subway: #1, 2 or 3 train to 96th Street; by bus M104; by car: 96th Street Exit on West Side Highway - free Sunday on-street parking) Tickets range from $35 to $68 (group rates available) - A portion of the proceeds will be donated to...

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Here’s another tour that takes its fundamentals from the Frizzi 2 Fulci Project, conceived many years ago in the mind of the Maestro and finally brought to the stage, both Italian and international, in 2013. That year marked the incredible beginning of a series of events held in great venues all over the world. Now, the time has come for a new evol...

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Nel novembre 2018 il Comune di Genovaporterà negli Stati Uniti, a Columbus (Ohio), il `Cannone´, il violino realizzato da Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù nel 1743 che fu di Niccolò Paganini. Il prestito avverrà in occasione di un grande evento culturale per rafforzare il gemellaggio siglato nel 1955 tra le due città. Lo ha annunciato il sindaco Marco Bu...

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This is Italy, Parts Unknown – taking place in New York from October 31st until November 2nd – will be a moment to celebrate Italian excellences and to exalt culture in all its forms. On this purpose, the Guggenheim Museum will host a concert with professionals from the Scala Theatre in Milan (Cameristi della Scala) and Vittorio Grigolo. The concer...

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Lady Gaga appears to be working on new music in Portland—or, at the very least, hanging out in a local recording studio for some reason. Rumors that the pop megastar was in our midst were first reported Monday by the PSUVanguard, who noticed the pop megastar had posted photos of herself on Instagram last week posing outside of a familiar-looking...

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Musicologist Alan Lomax stated that “the first function of music, especially of folk music, is to produce a feeling of security for the listener by voicing the particular quality of a land and the life of its people.” Apropos that the Italian Sons and Daughters of America’s folk music and dance troupe would call themselves I Campagnoli, which trans...

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Ironically enough, musical genius Frank Zappa and a 13th century poet, Cielo d’Alcamo, had some important things in common. These artists so vastly disparate in time and space share an iconoclastic spirit and the colors of two neighboring cities in northwest Sicily. The audacious American rocker, who blazed his own trail across genres and eras like...

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