A Festive Evening of Opera

Internationally renowned “basso profondo” Andrea Silvestrelli will perform again, Tuesday, December 14, at the Italian Cultural Institute, together with soprano Paola Antonucci, presenting a recital of music by Giuseppe Verdi and Gioachino Rossini. Andrea Silvestrelli has been invited by Placido Domingo to sing as Sparafucile in the LA Opera production of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by James Conlon, with Italian tenor Gianluca Terranova as the Duke of Mantua.

Silvestrelli has performed in many prestigious theaters such as La Scala in Milan, Bastille in Paris, Covent Garden in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Sydney Opera House and Lyric Opera in Chicago, working with celebrated maestros like Riccardo Muti and Claudio Abbado.

SEATING IS LIMITED. RSVP MANDATORY by December 12 to serena.camozzo@esteri.it. MAX 2 PEOPLE, PRIORITY TO IIC MEMBERS, DONORS AND PATRONS. Reservation will be confirmed by email by December 13.


For more information and details on other upcoming events, please visit the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles

The IIC promotes Italy as a center of conservation, production, and cultural diffusion from classical times to the present. In addition to organizing cultural events in fields such as art, music, cinema, theater, dance, fashion, design, and photography, the Italian Cultural Institute offers courses in Italian language, arranges contacts and venues to facilitate the involvement of Italian cultural operators in cultural exchanges and productions at an international level, and support initiatives that favor intercultural dialogue based on principles of democracy and international solidarity.