Entertainment
Sergio Cammariere
December 2013 | Tony Marotta
The biggest names in the field of commercial mainstream popular music rarely feature artists in genres outside the areas of pop, country, adult contemporary and rock. This holds true for the music scene in Italy today as well. So when a talented...
Elisa
November 2013 | Tony Marotta
It is usually easier to take the path of least resistance and "play it safe". Musical virtuosos, such as Elisa Toffoli, however are not "wired that way". She was born in the province of Trieste, a border town in the northeastern region of...
East side, West side, all around the town...
November 2013 | Kelly Ferjutz
If you haven't yet heard Opera Per Tutti in performance, it isn't because they've not yet been to your part of the city. Since their first formal appearance in March, 2007, the company has performed in Beachwood, Solon, Akron, Chagrin Falls,...
International Superstar and Italian Crooner, Patrizio Buanne reaches US Shores
October 2013 | Angela Spitalieri
International superstar Patrizio Buanne is taking America by storm with his seductive "Julio Iglesias meets Tom Jones", mixture of ballads and bravado. On his latest release and current U.S. tour 'From PATRIZIO con amore', he's delivering...
Emma Marrone, a fearless and principled performer
September 2013 | Tony Marotta
Courage is often seen as fundamental component of success and the most important of human virtues. History is replete with instances of extraordinary accomplishments that came as a direct result of bold convictions. Scientific discoveries,...
Castaldo is enjoying the fruits of his labor
August 2013 | Tony Marotta
The nearly twenty-year professional music recording career of michéal CASTALDO is a classic example of how art imitates life. It strikes me as having been a process not unlike the life cycle of the native Calabrian bergamot citrus fruit....
Pronti? It's Festival Season
July 2013 | Tony Marotta
One sure sign of summer having arrived is the beginning of Italian Festival Season. Italians across the United States can usually find a cultural celebration taking place within hours if not minutes from wherever they may live. The 2013 National...
Jovanotti
June 2013 | Tony Marotta
He is one of Italy's most recognized and beloved pop stars. His style is so broad and diverse that it cannot be described with a mere few words. Indeed, trying to identify his motivations or explain the reasons that drive the man known as...
Carmen Consoli, a distinctive voice and tenacious rocker
April 2013 | Tony Marotta
Success in the competitive world of music is measured in different ways. For some, it is the skill to author compositions, which touch the masses. For others, it is the ability to enchant their followers with charismatic charm. For the rest, it...