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MONTREAL’S ITALIAN WEEK IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FESTIVAL’S ARTISTS

For its 27th edition, Montreal’s Italian Week Festival is pleased to reveal the participation of many artists of Italian origin who will make this edition a memorable one! Whether they are emerging artists or very well known, they will know how to have a great time with all our festival-goers and entertain them in the comfort of their homes.

THE MAIN CONCERTS PRESENTED BY RUFFINO

Kalàscima and Marco Calliari
Friday August 14th, starting 8:00 PM

Explosive, energetic and captivating, Kalàscima reinvents traditional music by adding to the original and folk melodies a colorful blend of electronics and transcendent rhythm. Their latest album K (2018) takes an unusual approach with a mixture of dialects and English accompanied by several traditional instruments, percussion, modern instruments and songs.

Marco Calliari was born in Quebec but has always remained very attached to his Italian roots. He knows how to win people’s hearts with his interpretation of original songs like great Italian and Quebec classics. His latest album, Calliari Bang ! Bang !, who celebrated his thirtieth career anniversary, was released in 2019.

BROADCASTING

In its new virtual format, the festival offers you all these events for free, there’s no need to register or purchase tickets. All performances were recorded live from the festival studio and will be broadcasted through the festival website www.italfestmtl.ca as well as on our Youtube channel (Semaine italienne de Montréal _ italfestMTL). The links to each event will be available a few days before via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, but the broadcast will only be accessible at the exact time of the show.

Joe Cacchione followed by Mike Melino
Saturday August 15th, starting 7:30 PM

Once we understand that life has to be taken with humour, being a comedian becomes a more sensible choice. Joe Cacchione soon realized that it was his destiny to go on stage to “ practice laugh therapy ” with his audience. This year he is celebrating 32 years in the world of entertainment with more than 3000 performances under his belt.

To continue the evening, listen to Mike Melino, a trilingual classical and jazz singer. He has built a rich professional career in the singing industry and has walked the stages of several events throughout Quebec, Ontario and Italy. Recently, he performed in the musicals It Shoulda Been You (2018) with the Segal Center For The Performing Arts and Mamma Mia ! (2019) with the Just For Laughs team.

BROADCASTING

In its new virtual format, the festival offers you all these events for free, there’s no need to register or purchase tickets. All performances were recorded live from the festival studio and will be broadcasted through the festival website www.italfestmtl.ca as well as on our Youtube channel (Semaine italienne de Montréal _ italfestMTL). The links to each event will be available a few days before via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, but the broadcast will only be accessible at the exact time of the show.

IIC MONTREAL WEBINAR SERIES

Thursday, August 20, 3:00 pm EST

The Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes in Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. are pleased to present the conference, by Thomas Dalla Costa (Harry M. Weinrebe Curatorial Fellow National Gallery, London) entitled: “On the Footsteps of the Genius: Raphael and Paolo Veronese”.

Click here to register.

In this talk, Thomas Dalla Costa will highlight and discuss the numerous similarities between Paolo Veronese and Raphael, not only in terms of style and composition, but also in visual eloquence, graphic intelligence, and workshop practice.

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Nicola Ciccone
Friday August 21st, 8:00 PM

Nicola Ciccone, a Quebecker of Italian descent, is an impressive singer-songwriter singing in English, French and Italian. He has been nominated numerous times at the Gala de l’ADISQ as well as the Juno Awards during his long career. In 2014, he launched a double album with his 100th song, demonstrating the magnitude of his 15 years of career. In 2016, he launched his most recent album Esprit libre, with his great accomplice Peter Ranallo, which shows a renewed sensitivity.

BROADCASTING

In its new virtual format, the festival offers you all these events for free, there’s no need to register or purchase tickets. All performances were recorded live from the festival studio and will be broadcasted through the festival website www.italfestmtl.ca as well as on our Youtube channel (Semaine italienne de Montréal _ italfestMTL). The links to each event will be available a few days before via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, but the broadcast will only be accessible at the exact time of the show.

Alexander D’Alesio & Kevin Bazinet followed by Ari Skye & Charles Vaccaro
Saturday August 22nd, starting 8:00 PM

First, listen to Alexander D’Alesio & Kevin Bazinet, an impressive duo. Since his first performance on stage at the age of four, Alexander has continued to develop his talent by participating in children’s choirs before becoming a soloist and winning numerous singing competitions. Combined with the talent of singer-songwriter and producer of Kevin Bazinet who presents us with a redefined style that is closer to the 80s, their talent is likely to impress us.

Then, listen to Ari Skye & Charles Vaccaro. The first is a young singer from Montreal who began recording original music under the direction of singer-songwriter and rock guitarist Charles Vaccaro. A talented duo not to be missed !

BROADCASTING

In its new virtual format, the festival offers you all these events for free, there’s no need to register or purchase tickets. All performances were recorded live from the festival studio and will be broadcasted through the festival website www.italfestmtl.ca as well as on our Youtube channel (Semaine italienne de Montréal _ italfestMTL). The links to each event will be available a few days before via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, but the broadcast will only be accessible at the exact time of the show.