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Rising stars sing Neapolitan songs in Merola Opera Program vocal-piano recital

A recital featuring emerging opera stars in San Francisco this week curated by Merola Opera Program faculty member Mario Antonio Marra reflects his mission to champion Neapolitan music.  “This music is important to me because I was born speaking the Neapolitan language and grew up around a lot of this music,” says the pianist and conductor originally from New […] The post Rising stars sing Neapolitan songs in Merola Opera Program vocal-piano recital appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Rising stars sing Neapolitan songs in Merola Opera Program vocal-piano recital, A recital featuring emerging opera stars in San Francisco this week curated by Merola Opera Program faculty member Mario Antonio Marra reflects his mission to champion Neapolitan music.  “This music is important to me because I was born speaking the Neapolitan language and grew up around a lot of this music,” says the pianist and conductor originally from New […] The post Rising stars sing Neapolitan songs in Merola Opera Program vocal-piano recital appeared first on Local News Matters .

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