Real life 'Sopranos' places you can actually visit in NY and NJ

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• ‘The Circle’ S06 debuts new apartments & a fresh filming location in Atlanta building
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• Where was The Sopranos Filmed?
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• Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly

The Recchias are selling their home unconventionally—without a real estate broker and via email. They’re only considering serious bids with proof of funds at until June 21. The kitchen charms more than the bland TV version, upgraded with white stressed cabinets, built-in fridge, and stainless steel appliances surrounding the eat-in island.

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Speaking of the patio – all scenes of Tony and fam in the backyard, with its stone benches, swimming pool, and perfectly manicure lawn, were filmed here. The home also features a powder room, detached one bedroom guest house, and 2 car garages. The production reportedly filmed at the home 30 to 50 times, including the pilot episode. Later, interior scenes were shot in Queens, New York at Silver Cup Studios (the same sound stage as HBO’s Sex & The City), which constructed replica interiors of the Recchia home. Restauranteur and chef Artie Bucco’s eatery, Nuovo Vesuvio, in reality is a Long Island restaurant called Brousko Restaurant.

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This event rattled him so much that he reluctantly agreed to attend therapy sessions with Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Holsten’s walls are also filled with behind-the-scenes photographs from when the show was filmed, and they sell plenty of “Sopranos” merchandise to take home. Of course, at the time of filming, in the early 2000s, the undeveloped beachfront near DUMBO was much less conspicuous than the row of restaurants, carousel and ferry station that now make up the area surrounding Empire-Fulton Ferry park today. Mulberry Street Bar has since been renovated, but still proudly lays claim to its cinematic history with a list of films and shows that have been shot there displayed on the wall. The crown jewel of Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt, 70), that appeared consistently throughout the series, lives on to this day as an active strip joint where “Sopranos” fans can, er, reminisce on the show’s former set. Yes, with a tank of gas and a mission, you can gaze upon the actual house that stood in for Tony’s home, or eat at the infamous restaurant from the long-debated finale.

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The owners of the home, Patricia and Victor Recchia, have lived at the property since they built it in 1987 and have started negotiations at an asking price of $3.4 million. Besides "the Bada Bing!" and Satriale's, this is one of the most important locations in the show. Fans will remember how most seasons opened with Tony sauntering down the driveway in his bathrobe to collect the morning newspaper.

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It’s set in North Caldwell, New Jersey and has long been owned by the Recchia family. The first episode is also when we get to see the backyard in all its splendor, with a gorgeous swimming pool nestled among tall lush trees that offer privacy and seclusion. The end of the driveway has reached cult status for the show’s fans, who come here to take pictures of themselves in a robe, picking up the paper like Tony. Here’s a look back at some of the show’s iconic Jersey locations, why they were chosen and what’s there today. Eventually, some of the interiors — including Tony’s house and the backroom of the Bada Bing — were built out in sets in Queens, New York. As much as it was a show about Italian American mobsters, “The Sopranos” was a show about New Jersey.

Emailing Victor was more practical, for which he kindly obliged days later. Too bad, since it does look like a great place to live — and raise a family. Besides the obvious nostalgic feeling that the house gives us die-hard fans, it also has plenty of modern amenities to offer. These dinners are a lot more uptight and formal, as the Sopranos always have over friends or family for dinner. Putting various strong Italian characters in the same room means that these family dinners almost always end up in a fight. The kitchen is even more important than the dining room, where the family gathers every evening with Tony at the head of the table.

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But Mr. Recchia, 65, the owner of Fourth Generation Construction, which built the house, as well as more than 20 in the development where it’s located, said the value exceeds the brick and mortar. Located in Bloomfield, NJ, Holsten’s became a hub for Sopranos fans looking to relive the final moments of the show in Tony’s actual booth. In addition to ice cream, the restaurant also offers candy, sodas, and classic diner food like burgers and fries. While filming on the property, Victor Recchia said that the cast and crew were always very respectful of both his home and his family. The couple even posed for a picture once alongside James Gandolfini in between takes.

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As Edgardo, Lucia’s beloved and Enrico’s enemy, the Basque tenor Xabier Anduaga makes a more generalised impact. He has a stylish presence but in his big moments – the act one love duet with Lucia (in which Sierra is again superb) and particularly in his final act three aria – Anduaga sometimes pushes too hard and loud. While the restaurant doesn’t carry any HBO memorabilia or an overt mafioso vibe, the name Soprano is certainly nods to the Italian-American heritage of the the critically lauded Sopranos television show. Inside, the restaurant is a ring of muted black walls, tiled flooring, and lightly upscale touches like black tablecloths and brass pendant lighting. There’s a winding bar at one side of the room, overflow seating upstairs, and more than a few two- and four-tops under tall windows that peek out onto the busy boulevard beyond. The property website Zillow estimates that it is worth roughly $1.7 million.

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The job was delegated to gentle giant Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri (Steve Schirripa, 64). Since Centanni’s was — and still is —  an active and bustling business, “The Sopranos” series couldn’t film continuously there, thus the set of Satriale’s was built. When James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano, passed away in 2013 at the age of 51, fans paid tribute at the home, CBS New York reports. A candle was placed in front of the house in memory of Gandolfini, who died after suffering a heart attack while in Italy with his family. The home boasts four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, two two-car garages and separate guest house, according to the Times.

Inside the great room, you'll find opulent decor, including an octagonal vaulted ceiling, a stone fireplace and sets of French doors that lead to the backyard. Mitchell makes the very contemporary insistence that the mad scene at the opera’s centre must be more than a vocal showpiece. To make this climactic crux work she uses a split-screen staging that contextualises the longings and jealousies of the opera’s tragic triangle. The original story is acted out on one side of the stage, while subplots and background events are simultaneously dramatised on the other.

The corner restaurant, well-placed near the Pantages Theatre and right on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame, opens this week in one of the densest tourist destinations in all of Los Angeles. According to Forbes, the Recchias are selling the home themselves and will only consider serious bids until June 21. Victor Recchia is the owner of residential construction company Fourth Generation Construction, who delivered Mary Farm Estates in Denville in January 2018. The property is not visible on Google Street View, as the owners have blurred it. However, during the operation, the agents who are trailing Carmella suddenly realize that she is driving home. In the episode "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood", the FBI attempts to install a listening device in the basement.

The long-term owners built the house in 1987 and have lived at the property ever since. However, the property at 14 Aspen Drive, North Caldwell, New Jersey went up for sale in 2019 at the price of $3.4 million. It is a surreal feeling walking in Tony Soprano’s footsteps, but one that more fans will hopefully get the chance to experience. For now, they can relive the series anytime on Max, alongside David Chase‘s prequel film The Many Saints of Newark which saw Gandolfini’s real-life son Michael in the role of Tony. The New York Times reports property taxes are $34,005 (the extra $5 likely tacked on because in Jersey, everyone takes a cut).

One memory that specifically stood out was when they filmed with an actual bear in the backyard. “His name was Bonkers, and he had a trainer next to him,” Recchia recalled. Sara Macliver joins Tamara-Anna Cislowska for an hour of conversation and music sharing. They go right back to where it all began for Sara, in a year 7 music production of Oklahoma, through to Sara's expansive career today. Sara Macliver is an highly acclaimed Australian artist known for her remarkable versatility and mastery of Baroque repertoire. She has a prolific career spanning performances with renowned orchestras and ensembles, she has established herself as one of Australia's leading performers in the classical scene.

The air-conditioners are first shown in the pilot, when Meadow climbs on top of one in attempt to get back into the house after sneaking out. They are prominently shown in season three when the FBI finds out that Tony uses them to drown out business discussions in the basement, and turns them on to determine where to place a bug. The New Jersey property that played the role of the Soprano house throughout the show’s six-season run is located in North Caldwell, a borough in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey. The first episode of the series gives us a glimpse into Tony’s seemingly normal family life, starting with his early-morning ritual of walking down the long and winding driveway to pick up the newspaper. When the team first started making “The Sopranos,” which premiered 25 years ago this week, New Jersey didn’t offer tax breaks for productions filming there. But much of the pilot episode and many of the show’s exterior shots were filmed around local homes, businesses and streets.