The first edition of the initiative took place from March 10 to 13 and was developed in close collaboration with the College of Humanities and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), with the support of Professor Patricia Miller, Director of Special Projects in Italian Studies (MCLL), and the Opera Festival of Chicago, represented by conductor Emanuele Andrizzi and General Director Sasha Gerritson. One of the highlights of the program was a roundtable at The Soraya (CSUN), moderated by Artistic Director Thor Steingraber, titled “The Art of Italian Opera Singing and UNESCO.” The discussion explored the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of Italian opera, bringing together members of the Opera Festival of Chicago, Professor Patricia Miller, soprano Elisabetta Russo, and James Tumminia, executive producer of the documentary Viva Verdi!.
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