Monthly Archives: September 2013

“Tribute to Maria Callas”, an evening musical stroll in central Athens, in five acts

PREMIERE 15 SEPTEMBER 15, 2013   “Tribute to Maria Callas” An evening musical stroll in central Athens, in five acts on Sunday September 15, 2013 Acropolis Museum, Herod Atticus Theatre steps, Aghion Asomaton Square, Kotzia Square, National Archaeological Museum With the … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: “Verdi between Romanticism and Risorgimento.”

“Verdi between Romanticism and Risorgimento.” A Lecture by Alberto Rizzuti  Italian Cultural Institute, Chicago, United States Monday, September 16, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) “Verdi between Romanticism and Risorgimento” A lecture by Prof. Alberto Rizzuti  Introduction by … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Happy Birthday to Verdi in China.

“Happy Birthday to Verdi” Andrea Griminelli plays Verdi in Beijing Andrea Griminelli, flute Shengqi He, flute Dawei Qu, piano Program: I° part: Luigi Hugues (1836-1913): Fantasia su “Un Ballo in Maschera” di Giuseppe Verdi per due flauti e pianoforte Giulio … Continue reading

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THE MAGIC FLUTE IN FLORENCE….

FLORENCEOPERA and THE MAGIC FLUTE. The Magic Flute will be presented to the public by the youth gropu of the Florenceopera Project on October 4th and 5th at 9PM. Place: Tempio Valdese Via La Marmora, corner Via Micheli, in Florence. … Continue reading

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Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the rehearsal for Norma at the Metropolitan Opera.

NORMA Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min. Only the greatest of sopranos are up to the challenge of Bellini’s crowd-pleaser of bel canto fireworks, which is why Sondra Radvanovsky, followed by Angela Meade, is cast in the title role. … Continue reading

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La Traviata in Comic-strip

La Traviata in Comic-strip “Lirica a strisce”, Comic strip opera from Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti – Modena. After all, the characters of this opera can easily compare to the usual “superheroes”… Sample pages…        

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Comic-strip opera in Modena

Lirica a strisce. Comic-strip opera LIRICA A STRISCE is the transposition into comic-strips of the most acclaimed Operas produced and staged by the Teatro Comunale of Modena.  The editorial project came out of the desire to bring to opera a … Continue reading

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VERDI’s 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Verdi’s musical scores anthological itinerant exhibition

Verdi’s musical scores anthological exhibition Organized by the Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Antica e Moderna di Roma, 2013 On the occasion of the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the association Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Antica e Moderna di Roma organized an exhibition … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY: Nabucco in Philadelphia.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Opera Philadelphia Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with English supertitles Company Premiere and New Co-Production Starting Friday, September 27th. An ancient story. A revolutionary telling. On its surface, Nabucco is about the epic struggle … Continue reading

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Niccolo` van Westerhout’s Sinfonia in La minore- 1 Movimento

As a fan of van Westerhout’s  works, I could not help myself to include this brief movimento in my blog… Click on the book and it will play it for you…

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