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Dante Alighieri Society Kicks Off Italian Heritage Month Celebrations

Posted by: Nicola Orichuia in Massachusetts, Video October 3, 2011 0

On Sunday, October 2, 2011, the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts kicked off its Italian Heritage Month celebrations with an evening dedicated to the “Divine Poet” Dante Alighieri.

From left to right: Marco Zanelli, Chiara Durazzini, Luisa Marino, Steven Dooner, Fioravante Bares

Featuring Professor J.G Hubbard, Chiara Durazzini, Marco Zanelli, Steven M. Dooner and Fioravante Bares, the evening included dramatic readings from Dante’s Inferno, as well as dramatizations of the works of Francesco Petrarca, Niccolò Macchiavelli, Ugo Foscolo and Giacomo Leopardi.

Musical performances, including Gioacchino Rossini’s La Danza, were presented by tenor Jeffrey Michael Hartman and pianist Julia Yunk.

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Nicola is an Italian journalist and media enthusiast living in the United States. He keeps an eye on the Italian-American communities across the country and is always looking for positive stories to highlight.

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