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.”·4 min read·Jun 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…19 min read·Apr 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…19 min read·Nov 19, 2018----
Cesare CivettaRobert Shaw Conducted a Prison Choir Two Months Before His Death“Mother Teresa, How Can I Help You?”7 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·May 17, 2018--2--2
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…8 min read·Mar 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…7 min read·Mar 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…5 min read·Feb 15, 2018----