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January 22, 2008

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Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra PRESENTS “tHAT’S aMORE!  iTALIAN NIGHT AT THE pOPS”

Evansville, Indiana –           The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra brings a little bit of Italy, the “land of love”, to the Tri-State during two performances of “That’s Amore! Italian Night at the Pops”, on Saturday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. and a matinee performance on Sunday, February 3 at 2:00 p.m. at the Victory Theatre in downtown Evansville.  “That’s Amore! Italian Night at the Pops” showcases popular Italian love music from opera to modern-day cinema.

“That’s Amore!”, conducted by the Philharmonic’s own Italian-American maestro, Alfred Savia, features world renown Italian-American tenor, Don Bernardini.  The program includes some of the greatest Italian love songs including  “Volare”, “Arrivederci, Roma”, and of course, Dean Martin’s classic “That’s Amore!” 

The first half of the program begins with short pieces of love music from some of the most popular Italian operas including Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, and La Bohème.  The orchestra will then perform popular Neapolitan songs like “O Sole Mio” and the light-hearted “Finiculi, Finicula”.

Following intermission, concert-goers will enjoy popular love themes from Academy Award winning films such as The Godfather and Romeo & Juliet (A Time for Us).   It promises to be a performance full of award-winning Italian music.  “Be My Love”, included on the second half of the program, was featured in the musical The Toast of New Orleans (1950) and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.  “Three Coins in the Fountain”, also on the program, won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1955.

Tickets start at $15.  Student price is $10 at the door one hour before each concert.  Student ID is required.  For tickets, call the Philharmonic Box Office at (812) 425 – 5050 or order online at  www.evansvillephilharmonic.org.

“That’s Amore!  Italian Night at the Pops” is sponsored by Crescent-Cresline-Wabash Plastics, Inc.  The “…And the Heat Goes On” 2007-2008 season is sponsored by 14 WFIE.

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