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Maria Rago’s journey to finding her life’s mission — composing music — started with what most would call a moment of folly. The Italian pianist and composer was 24-year-old with an Italian literature degree in her native Caltanissetta, Sicily, when she went with a friend to a concert by the cellist Giovanni Sollima. All of a sudden, in the middle o...

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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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Thursday, October 10th 2024 at 6:30 PM PDT. AMICIBAR - 250 W Date St, San Diego CA. Join San Diego Opera’s General Director, David Bennett, for a journey through the new season, opening in November with Puccini’s much-loved classic, La Bohème. David will guide us through the season’s productions focusing on the operas by the great Italian composers...

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One of the most prestigious opera houses in the world, La Fenice of Venice is admired for its extraordinary architecture, aesthetic appeal, and dramatic history. Two devastating fires and over two centuries of political instability have not crushed this symbol of rebirth and resilience. In 1789, in Venice already rich in ancient theaters (as many a...

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Saturday October 12th, 2024; 6:00 to 9:00 PM. 116 Duane Street, New York, NY 10007. In tribute to Pavarotti on his birthday, AHA Fine Art presents an audio and visual exhibition fusing evocative arias by one of the greatest tenors of all time, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), with drawings and paintings by renowned artist, professor and New York City...

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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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Voice faculty members in Mississippi State’s Department of Music are presenting an Italian opera recital Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on MSU’s campus. “La Regata Italiana” takes place in the lecture-recital hall of the Music Building located at 124 Hardy Road. The program, which is free and open to the public, will sweep attendees through the rich history...

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They didn’t just appear there on stage overnight, you know. The gilded interiors of Don Carlo’s Baroque palace, Juliet’s Veronese balcony, the midnight blue velvet gown Maria Callas wore in her role as Anne Boleyn in 1957. Every set, sculpture, and immaculately crafted costume that captivates audiences on stage at Milan’s beloved Teatro alla Scala ...

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You can soon hear Matilde in Albuquerque, courtesy of Opera Southwest, in a unique type of world premiere. It’s not a bio-opera about Harry Belafonte and his famous calypso song from the 1950s but an 80-minute piece by little-known Italian composer Carlo Coccia receiving what Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Anthony Barrese describes as i...

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