Italian Night at Morgan Park Summer Music Festival

$1 MILLION TITLE SPONSOR FROM THE TERIAN FAMILY AND RALLYE MOTOR COMPANY

On Sunday, July 23, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival will present Italian Night including a full evening of music, food, and all things Italian. The free performance begins at 7:00 p.m. in Morgan Park.

Revel in rich, romantic Italian opera as bass-baritone Claudio Mattioli and tenor Massimiliano Barbolini present classics by Rossini, Puccini, Verdi and others. Mattioli, a specialist in the works of Rossini and Mozart, is also a composer, screenwriter and director associated with Fun Opera. Barbolini, a performer of international renown, has appeared in major opera houses in Vienna, Paris and others throughout the world. Vanessa Racci is a jazz and cabaret singer with a passion for retro jazz and music made famous by Italian Americans. She has recorded two albums, Italiana Fresca and Jazzy Italian, ranked in the top 10 of traditional jazz albums for 2022. Ricci appeared in Off Broadway’s Forbidden Love, The Love Story of Bobby Darin and Connie Francis.

Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early because the evening will also include everyone’s favorite food truck, Pizza Company 7. John Zozzaro, Nick Pedone, and their staff at Pizza Company 7 will begin serving their famous wood-fired pizzas starting at 6 pm and will offer individual pies - Margherita, New York style, pepperoni, pesto, and white - at a special price of $12 each. This family fun celebration of Italian music, food, and fun is not to be missed.

Joseph A. Gallo, president of Loggia Glen Cove 1016, has been working with the festival in getting the word out about the concert. He commented, “We could not be more excited about Morgan Park Summer Musical Festival bringing this particular show to Morgan Park. As most know, we have a large Italian population in this region, and our lodge, the very first on Long Island, wholeheartedly supports and appreciates Chairman Suozzi’s efforts and that of the full committee in bringing this concert to the North Shore. We’re expecting a big turnout!”

“This will be a night of family fun with an Italian twist! We are trying something new by bringing a pizza truck to sell pizzas before and during the concert too. Classic “fun opera” and music made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis and other Italian Americans…. it will be a great night! Bring the family down to the park” said the festival chairman, Tom Suozzi.

All concerts are held at Morgan Memorial Park in Glen Cove, overlooking the harbor at Germaine Street between Landing Road and McLoughlin Street. The free concerts begin at 7 pm.

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. The high-caliber professional concerts offered each summer are free to the public and are completely funded through generous donations from businesses and individuals. Taxpayer money is not requested nor received to fund these seasons of family entertainment. To see a listing of the entire season and explore support opportunities visit www.www.morganparkmusic.org.