La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi, composer | Francesco Maria Piave, librettist Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless and beautiful opera based on Alexandre Dumas’ famous book, The Lady of the Camelias and film versions such as Camille. The Italian Heritage Society is organizing a group to attend the Sunday, November 19th performance at 2:30 p.m. If you are interested […]
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Maria Mina (left), Emily Mulinaro (right) Roncalli High School Show Choir will be performing to Italian Songs in local Competitions. Songs include: Bella notte, Mambo Italiano, Funicula’Funicula’, Mamma Mia, Pompei, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Billy Joel) and Because We Believe (Andrea Bocelli). Sophmore’s Maria Mina and Emily Mulinaro whose families are IHSI members […]
The second half of this fascinating biography of Leonardo da Vinci will be discussed over lunch at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Followed by a docent tour focused on the Renaissance. Join us, Wednesday February 21st at 12:00 pm at the IMA’s lunch room. For more details and to participate, please contact Silvana Martini Schuster […]
The Agony and the Ecstasy An Italian lunch buffet will be on hand in a private dining room, followed by a screening of a true classic: The Agony and the Ecstasy— starring Charloton Heston, based the book of the same name by Irving Stone. $18 for IHSI members $23 non-IHSI members. Pay at the […]
Bocce League Coordinator, Paid Position The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana is seeking a coordinator for the 2018 (and beyond) Bocce League. Established in 2003, the bocce league has run concurrently in the spring, summer and fall with play at Lacy Park, near the Holy Rosary Church at East, Stevens and Greer Streets. The league […]
ST. JOSEPH T ABLE DINNER Why We Celebrate St. Joseph Day Even though St. Joseph played a prominent role in the early life of Jesus. He was not a highly venerated saint in much of Italy until the late middle ages. Today St. Joseph’s Day is celebrated all over the country, but more so in […]
Singing for Caruso The Life of Opera Diva, Rosa Ponselle Born in 1897, the daughter of humble immigrants, plain looking Rosa loved to sing while washing dishes. While scratching out a living working in New York City Music Halls, she is discovered by none other than Enrico Caruso. Her rise to fame is legendary. Her […]
