Cesare CivettaPAUL ROBESON, singer, athlete, author, activist, scholar, lawyer, actor“The artist must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery. I have made my choice. I have no alternative.”Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Cesare CivettaLouis Armstrong: Poison in Their CoffeeLouis Armstrong was the first African American to host a national radio show in 1937. He was the first jazz musician to appear on the…Apr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019
Cesare CivettaThe Legendary Maestro Robert ShawRobert Shaw was born in Red Bluff, California in 1916. His father was an evangelical minister, and as a boy Robert became experienced…Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018
Cesare CivettaRobert Shaw Conducted a Prison Choir Two Months Before His Death“Mother Teresa, How Can I Help You?”Nov 15, 2018Nov 15, 2018
Cesare CivettaHow Shostakovich Survived to Protest Stalin’s Anti-SemitismDmitri Shostakovich was born in St. Petersburg in 1906. He was a child prodigy at the piano, had perfect pitch and a photographic memory…May 17, 20182May 17, 20182
Cesare CivettaPablo Casals Sacrificed His Career to Protest FrancoPau Casals was born in 1876 in Vendrell, Catalonia, near Barcelona, Spain. Pau means peace in Catalan. At 11 he first heard the cello…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Cesare CivettaToscanini Defied Mussolini and Protested Against HitlerItalian conductor Arturo Toscanini’s (1867–1957), career spanned an incredible 69 years as head of La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
Cesare Civetta“Never Give In, Never, Never, Never, Never.”Starting a new symphony orchestra in New York City is a crazy idea. Just a tiny percentage of New York’s 10 million residents listen to…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018