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Trump Inauguration: NY Native To Perform National Anthem At Swearing-In Ceremony Trump Inauguration: NY Native To Perform National Anthem At Swearing-In Ceremony
Trump Inauguration: NY Native To Perform National Anthem At Swearing-In Ceremony New York’s Christopher Macchio is gearing up for the biggest performance of his life. The internationally renowned opera tenor and Holbrook native was chosen to perform the National Anthem at President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. “It is with deep humility and gratitude that I have accepted President Donald J. Trump’s gracious invitation,” Macchio said on X. Known for his powerful performances, Macchio – dubbed “America’s Tenor” on his social accounts – is no stranger to high-profile events. In addition to his solo career and work with the New York Tenors, h…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fox TV Series Debut Focuses On 'Strange Inheritance' In Hastings-On-Hudson Fox TV Series Debut Focuses On 'Strange Inheritance' In Hastings-On-Hudson
Fox TV Series Debut Focuses On 'Strange Inheritance' In Hastings-On-Hudson On Monday night, Feb. 5, Jamie Colby heads to Hastings-on-Hudson, to meet Marlene Piturro, an opera lover who inherited a musical treasure from her percussionist husband.  In the mid-1970s, Marlene’s husband, Howard Van Hyning, takes a summer assignment performing in the opera “Turandot.” Despite Howard’s vast collection of percussion instruments, he does not have precisely the right gongs to perform “Turandot.” He gets a tip that the Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini’s custom-made gongs – the very ones he had specially crafted for Turandot – are sitting in a small costume shop in the New Yo…

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by Jon Craig