ABRUZZESI MUSICIANS TO PERFORM HERE SEPTEMBER 8
By Nancy DeSanti
We are pleased to announce that two accomplished and talented musicians, the Duo Buccini Ortolano, will be visiting from Abruzzo in September and will be performing at Casa Italiana on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm.
The AMHS is arranging for the use of the facilities of Casa Italiana and for a reception there afterwards.
The husband and wife musicians, Alberto Ortolano, a pianist and choral director, and soprano Tania Buccini, will leave Italy on September 4 and will return to Italy on September 9.
The couple, who both speak English, have asked for some recommendations on hotels, assuming that, as locals, we could provide some good tips. They also indicated that they would be pleased to stay in a private home if someone were willing and able to accommodate them.
If you would be willing to offer these musical artists a place to stay, or would like to invite them for a home-cooked meal or take them sightseeing, please contact Ray LaVerghetta or Nancy DeSanti.
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 Krakow, among many other cities. He performed as a soloist for the Abruzzesi 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 and we look forward to their arrival in September. Please contact us if you are able to help with their accommodations.