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Deadly Mining Disaster Inspired Commemoration First Father’s Day

June 14th, 2013 | Posted by joeyn | No Comments
Ciao! Sunday afternoon at 3:00, 6.16.2013 This blog is a repeat of Father’s Day 2012:  My co-host Jim Battaglia and I are spending a little time this Sunday to look ...

Lyric Opera La Boheme and Met National Council Finals coming Saturday, June 15th!

June 9th, 2013 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Saturday, June 15th starting at 1 PM Eastern time, we have two treats in store for opera lovers!  First, from the Lyric Opera of Chicago, we’ll have Puccini’s “La Bohème” ...

Interviewing Solvay Native Richard Jay-Alexander on Producing Two Il Volo PBS Specials

June 8th, 2013 | Posted by joeyn | No Comments
Sunday afternoon, June 9 2013, at 3:00:  My co-host, Jim Battaglia and I will air part of our interview with Richard Jay-Alexander about his role in producing the PBS Il ...

“Don Pasquale” from Lyric Opera of Chicago, Saturday, June 1st at 1 PM!

June 1st, 2013 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Saturday, June 1st at 1 PM Eastern time, WCNY Classic FM presents the Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcast of Donizetti’s opera “Don Pasquale”, a lively comedy about a miserly old ...

Ciao! on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.

June 1st, 2013 | Posted by joeyn | No Comments
Our friend Stephanie Passeri-Densmore sent us the following information about an old fashioned Italian festival, the annual St. Anthony’s Festival, June 8th and 9th at St. Anthony of Padua Church ...

Save the Date: Bluegrass Ramble Picnic on Sunday, August 4th, 2013!

May 27th, 2013 | Posted by Marie Lamb | 1 Comment
Summer is on the way, and fans of the Bluegrass Ramble know what that means…Bill Knowlton’s annual Bluegrass Ramble Picnic!  Come enjoy a wonderful assembly of some of the best ...

The DeFabios Discover The Unspoiled Beauty of the Italian Province Of Umbria

May 26th, 2013 | Posted by joeyn | No Comments
Sunday 5.26.2013 at 3:00:  On Ciao! today my co-host Jim Battaglia and I will salute our men and women of our Armed Forces and veterans.  We’ll also air the first ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Massenet’s “Werther” on Classic FM this Saturday, 5/25!

May 24th, 2013 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
This Saturday, May 25th at 1 PM, Classic FM presents the Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcast of Massenet’s “Werther,” starring tenor Matthew Polenzani as the lovesick Werther and mezzo-soprano Sophie ...

May 18th, 2013 | Posted by joeyn | 1 Comment
Ciao! on WCNY FM – Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:00:  My grandmother, Amalia Fortino Immediato, my mother’s mother, loved to tell stories especially about the “old country” where she ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago: Simon Boccanegra, Saturday, 5/18, 1 PM

May 17th, 2013 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
This Saturday at 1 P.M. on Classic FM, the Lyric Opera of Chicago begins its broadcast season with Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” starring baritone Thomas Hampson in the title rol; soprano ...