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  Rare operatic jewels The Opera Festival of Chicago will stage six performances at venues across the Chicago area during its fourth season. “Puccini Forever,” featuring arias and scenes from all of Giacomo Puccini’s operas, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on June 21 at DePaul University in Chicago; Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. June 27 and 29, and 2 p.m. June 30 at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston; and Luigi Dallapiccola’s “Il Prigioniero” and Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. July 11 and 2 p.m. July 14 at the Athenaeum Theater …

The Vince Chiarelli Band continues to redefine traditional Italian music with the release of its self-titled third album. Featuring Vince Chiarelli on vocals and guitar, Frank Calvagna on guitar, and Tony Chiarelli on bass, the band has made a name for itself by infusing Italian and Italian-American favorites with bossa nova and flamenco rhythms. Among the dozen tracks on their latest CD are “Quando Quando Quando,” “Bella Notte,” “Spanish Eyes” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.” The Rockford-based band upholds the legacy of Chiarelli’s grandfather and namesake, Vince, a Sicilian-born songwriter and musician. (vincechiarelliband.com)