American tenor, James Valenti will be making his theatrical debut as Don Carlos in "Don Carlos" at the Caramoor Festival at the Venetian Theater on July 20, 2013, located at 149 Girdle Ridge Rd - Bedford, NY. The New Jersey native will be back in the Tri-State area performing in front of his home crowd after months of singing around the wo...
READ MORELouisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Conductor and Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto and award-winning Italian pianist Benedetto Lupo will present free masterclasses this month at Loyola University New Orleans. These classes afford Loyola students the opportunity to perform and receive feedback from world-class artists in preparation for mu...
READ MORELike Enrico Caruso before him, Luciano Pavarotti extended his presence far beyond the limits of Italian opera. Quickly establishing his trademark rich sound as the great male operatic voice of the 20th century, he expanded his reach to stadium concerts and pop collaborations which brought him fame beyond measure. The 50th anniversary of th...
READ MOREBy Mel Fabrikant The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera has rescheduled the last date to audition for the Verismo Opera Chorus to February 5, 2014. Due to inclement weather conditions, the auditions scheduled for January 22 were cancelled. Auditions for the chorus will begin at 6:30 p.m. and be held at 44 Armory Street in Englewood, New Jerse...
READ MOREby Dennis Polkow It is Sunday in Chicago, a day off for Riccardo Muti. Nonetheless, there is a busy day ahead. Muti will have a piano rehearsal with four singers from Lyric Opera of Chicago who will accompany him and a brass quintet of Chicago Symphony Orchestra players to a juvenile detention center later in the day to give a concert, "b...
READ MOREby C.J. Martello Let me say that many of us have left Roseland but we've never left behind the people, places or good times that Roseland gave us. The rich history and connection that we have carried with us these many years is borne out in the respect we have for many of those we knew in our youth who are now elderly. Among these...
READ MOREGiuseppina Torre is an example of Italian excellence which is appreciated and admired abroad. Her fairy-tale story began three years ago when the organisers of the Los Angeles Music Awards 'discovered' through one of her songs on iTunes and soon she was celebrated in the U.S. and in the rest of the world. Giuseppina's first album was relea...
READ MOREWhen: June 23-25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.Where: Faneuil Hall, Boston MACosts: $25 per general admission - $20 per senior/student - $55 per VIP balcony or orchestraClick here for ticket information and purchase. The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) invites guests and members of their community to Boston's historic Faneuil Hal...
READ MORELa musica di Giuseppe Verdi non è mai stata così contemporanea. Nell'anno del bicentenario dalla nascita del maestro, l'Ensemble Nuove Musiche arriva negli Stati Uniti per presentare Verdi nostro contemporaneo, un concerto che parte dalle liriche da camera da lui composte, mescolando tradizione e musica d'oggi. Per l'occasione il gruppo - fondato n...
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