ABRUZZESE MUSICIANS PERFORMING HERE SEPTEMBER 8

By Nancy DeSanti

As you may recall from a previous mention in the Notiziario, we are pleased to welcome two accomplished and talented musicians, the Duo Buccini Ortolano, who will be visiting from Abruzzo in September and who will be performing at Casa Italiana on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm.

The husband and wife musicians, Alberto Ortolano, a pianist and choral director, and soprano Tania Buccini, will leave Italy on September 4 and return to Italy on September 9. Please contact Ray LaVerghetta if you would like to participate in welcoming them during the week they are here.

Alberto Ortolano has had extensive experience performing all over the world, including Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, France and Poland, as well as the United States. He was a docent in Paris at La Scuola Italiana di Parigi. He was also docent for the pianoforte at Il Liceo Musicale di Vasto. He has given performances in London, Florence, Trieste and Crakow, among many other cities. He performed as a soloist for the Abruzzese communities in Boston in 2004 and in London in 2017.

Tania Buccini has sung in theaters in Italy and abroad, including in operas such as L’elisir d’amore, Falstaff, Macbeth, Il flauto magico, La traviata and La serva padrona, among others. She, too, has sung extensively all over Italy and abroad and is a docent at Il Liceo Musicale di Vasto. She has won numerous awards for her singing.

The Duo Buccini Ortolano is known for their refined and elegant repertoire. The musical selections they will perform for us are:

F.P. Tosti - Vorrei

F.P. Tosti - A’ vucchella

F.P. Tosti - Pour en baiser

F.P. Tosti - First waltzi

F.P. Tosti - Van gli effluvi

F.P. Tosti - Invan preghi

F.P. Tosti - O falce di luna calante

G. Rossini - La promessa

G. Rossini - La pastorella delle Alpi

F.Liszt/G. - Verdi - Parafrasi dal Rigoletto (solo piano)

F.Liszt/G. - Verdi - Valzer dal Faust (solo piano)

Mozart - Dove sono i bei momenti

Puccini - Quando me’n vo’

Gounod - Je veux vivre

We are looking forward to their arrival in September. Please plan to come to this wonderful concert and bring your family and friends