Louis Leo News

Registration for the fall semester of Italian language classes at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum is now open. The 12-week semester begins September 15, with 90-minute classes offered weekdays, weekends and evenings to accommodate most schedules, for students of all levels of proficiency. Weekday classes will be taught by Rose Frisari on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, weekend classes will be taught by Professor Louis Leonini on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and evening classes will be taught by Maria Bonavita on Mondays and Wednesdays. Classes are limited to a maximum of 20 students and minimum of 10. Tuition is $165 for non-members and $150 for museum members and must be paid in advance.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014 marked the opening night for the French premiere of the THEÂTRE DU CHÂTELET'S new production of THE KING AND I starring SUSAN GRAHAM and LAMBERT WILSON, with Music by RICHARD RODGERS and Book & Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II. THE KING AND I runs through Sunday, June 29, 2014. Check out a first look below!

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014 marked the opening night for the French premiere of the THEÂTRE DU CHÂTELET'S new production of THE KING AND I starring SUSAN GRAHAM and LAMBERT WILSON, with Music by RICHARD RODGERS and Book & Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II. THE KING AND I runs through Sunday, June 29, 2014. Check out highlights of the production below!

It will be a right royal Easter and beyond in Brisbane as The King and I presented by Opera Australia and John Frost opens as a glittering national premiere at the Queensland Performing Arts Center (QPAC) on Saturday 19 April 2014.

John Frost and Opera Australia have announced the 27 children who have been cast in roles for the Brisbane season of the award winning production, The King and I, playing in Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Lyric Theatre, Brisbane from 13 April 2014.

On Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m., Louis Barrella, Louis Leonini and Snjezana Smodlaka will present "Giuseppe Verdi: Celebrating the Man, His Music and Times," at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. This DVD presentation will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth on October 10, 1813.

The King and I, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most treasured musicals, is the next show in the 2013 Music Circus season, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 6 - 11. With book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers, the show features the classic songs 'Shall We Dance?,' 'Getting to Know You' and 'Something Wonderful.' BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

The King and I, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most treasured musicals, is the next show in the 2013 Music Circus season, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 6 - 11. With book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers, the show features the classic songs 'Shall We Dance?,' 'Getting to Know You' and 'Something Wonderful.' BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

The King and I, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most treasured musicals, is the next show in the 2013 Music Circus season, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from today, August 6 - 11.

The King and I, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most treasured musicals, is the next show in the 2013 Music Circus season, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 6 - 11. With book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers, the show features the classic songs 'Shall We Dance?,' 'Getting to Know You' and 'Something Wonderful.' BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

The King and I, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most treasured musicals, is the next show in the 2013 Music Circus season, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 6 - 11. With book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers, the show features the classic songs 'Shall We Dance?,' 'Getting to Know You' and 'Something Wonderful.'

After auditioning performers in New York City, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California Musical Theatre Artistic Director Glenn Casale has announced casting for the 63rd Music Circus season, including Broadway veterans, Tony nominees and audience favorites from previous Music Circus seasons. The five-show season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion includes The Wizard of Oz, Show Boat, Sugar, The King and I and the Music Circus premiere of Chicago.

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, concludes their Inaugural Season with the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical masterpiece, The King and I, which opens in previews on Wednesday, April 24.

Registration for the spring semester of Italian language classes at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum is now open. The 12-week semester begins February 25, with 90-minute classes offered weekdays, weekends and evenings to accommodate most schedules, for students of all levels of proficiency. Weekday classes will be taught by Rose Frisari on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, weekend classes will be taught by Professor Louis Leonini on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and evening classes will be taught by Maria Bonavita on Mondays and Wednesdays. Classes are limited to a maximum of 20 students and minimum of 10. Tuition is $165 for non-members and $150 for museum members and must be paid in advance.

In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the famed explorer's death, this October the Italian Culture and Heritage Month will honor Amerigo Vespucci. In celebration, today, October 21 at 2 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will offer ITALIANS WHO HELPED SHAPE AMERICA, presented by Professor Louis Leonini.

In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the famed explorer's death, this October the Italian Culture and Heritage Month will honor Amerigo Vespucci. In celebration, on Sunday, October 21 at 2 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will offer ITALIANS WHO HELPED SHAPE AMERICA, presented by Professor Louis Leonini.

BroadwayWorld photographer Jory Rivera brings you more photos taken at the recent press launch for Resorts World Manila's upcoming grand production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's beloved Broadway musical "The King and I" at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, BroadwayWorld Philippines' 2011 Best Theatrical Venue, beginning Saturday, September 15.

Today, May 20 at 2 p.m. Professor Louis Leonini will present "The Songs of Papa and Nana: Italian Immigrants' Culture Preserved in Music." He will be tracing popular folksongs of various Italian regions that are still heard today, as well as classic songs and singers from the two large waves of Italian immigration-1880-1924, and the mid-1950s.

On Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Professor Louis Leonini will present "The Songs of Papa and Nana: Italian Immigrants' Culture Preserved in Music." He will be tracing popular folksongs of various Italian regions that are still heard today, as well as classic songs and singers from the two large waves of Italian immigration-1880-1924, and the mid-1950s.

Carnevale, also known as Carnival, Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday, is celebrated throughout the Christian world 40 days before Easter.