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Knoxville will kick off the 14th annual Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair on April 25. The event, packed with singing, dancing, eating and shopping, draws in thousands people annually to the Gay Street area of downtown Knoxville. There will be more than 100 vendors on hand across about 16 city blocks.   This day long event start...

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by Debbie Arrington A matter of scheduling convenience brings renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli back to Sacramento for the first time in almost a decade for a June 10 concert at Sleep Train Arena.    Bocelli, who has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, squeezed the Sacramento date between performances at the Hollywood Bowl...

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By Steve Smith   Admired by Boston operaphiles for championing offbeat repertoire and showcasing emerging talent, Boston Midsummer Opera stays true to form when the company presents a novel double bill of Italian comedies, Donizetti's "Il Campanello" and Mascagni's "L'amico Fritz," in July.   But in a new wrinkle, the company will pre...

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Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo, who has earned praise for his elegant and expressive vocalism in performances at the Met and other opera houses around the world, will perform a solo recital on the Met stage on Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. He will be joined by pianist Vincent Scalera for the recital, which will feature songs and arias by Bellini, Rossi...

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How did Italian opera represent America in the eighteenth century? Pierpaolo Polzonetti, Associate Professor of music and liberal studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, talks about this in this interview  Professor Polzonetti, please tell us about your book "Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution"   My book is about a r...

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by Joyce Mariani   The popular free concert "Opera in the Italian Garden" on July 26, 2015 broke attendance records with 2,174 concertgoers. That represented 431 more attendees than last year. All were present to hear Opera Circle Cleveland's performance of well-known music from famous Italian operas.   The Italian Garden has bee...

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If you're a fan of Broadway's "Aida," then Utah Opera has a treat for you. The company's production of Verdi's "Aida," the opera the rock musical was based on, is coming to the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre March 12, 14, 16 and 18 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 2 p.m. Though the format is different, and certain elements in the story have changed...

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Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera), invites singers to apply to the Verismo Opera Chorus. Open auditions will be held on Wednesdays, September 9 and 16 beginning at 6:15 p.m. at 44 Armory Street in Englewood, New Jersey. Auditions will also be held on September 12 at the organization'...

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By David Burke   When Wichita Grand Opera last presented "Rigoletto" six years ago, it was a stop on the itinerary for a touring performing company.   This time around, the Giuseppe Verdi classic is a homegrown production, featuring behind-the-scenes artists with a longtime passion for the work, and a Wichita native savoring his first...

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Dieci giorni all'insegna della cultura italiana e dell'amicizia tra Italia e Stati Uniti per la città di Chicago. A partire da ieri sera, la "capitale" del Midwest celebra infatti il 2013, Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa con tre concerti del Maestro Riccardo Muti, direttore della Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dedicati al compositore italiano Gi...

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