Fred Plotkin in conversation with baritone Quinn Kelsey, on the occasion of his performances at the Metropolitan Opera in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. May 3, 2018
Watch the video: A Conversation with Quinn Kelsey
Members of the Orchestra Popolare Italiana dell’Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, featuring actor/director Alessandro Cremona, perform songs and texts from International Workers’ Day. May 1, 2018
Watch the video: Cantiam Maggio: Songs, Images and Readings from International Worker’s Day
A concert by whistler Elena Somaré, accompanied at the piano by Gianluca Massetti. May 14, 2018
Watch the video: Elena Somaré’s Magic Whistle
La voce di New York
Read more about: Il Veneto terra dei sogni: cultura e bellezza sbarcano a New York (open in a new tab)
La voce di New York
Read more about: Elena Somarè, la regina del fischio melodico pronta a incantare New York (open in a new tab)
Co-presented with EM Dreams Factory, in collaboration with Regione Veneto and Fondazione Arena di Verona, a celebration of the north-eastern Italian region, with tastings of local cuisine and wines, featuring an exclusive performance by Ruth Iniesta and Saimir Pirgu, with the participation of Federico Caner, Councillor of Tourism of Regione Veneto, and Cecilia Gasdìa, General Manager, Fondazione Arena di Verona. May 10, 2018
Watch the video: Veneto, the Land of Venice
Corriere.it
Read more about: Il fischio melodico di Elena Somaré nell’ultimo film di Sorrentino (open in a new tab)
La voce di New York
Read more about: “Cantiam (il Primo) Maggio” all’NYU, continua il successo della celebrazione (open in a new tab)
“Reflections on Oral History, Working Lives, and Popular Cultures”. Alessandro Portelli in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU) and Rachel Love (NYU). April 20, 2018
Watch the video: A Conversation with Alessandro Portelli
Fred Plotkin in conversation with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe for Adventures in Italian Opera. April 18, 2018
Watch the video: A Conversation with Stephanie Blythe
Author Mitchell Cohen presents his book The Politics of Opera, in conversation with Eric Banks, Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. Co-hosted with Salon Sanctuary Concerts. April 12, 2018
Watch the video: Presentation of “The Politics of Opera”
Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Maestro”