Italy in Brief

Culture
by Toni DeBella |
The screenplay synopsis practically writes itself: US-born widow of an Italian prince (or something like one) finds herself at the center of a battle over…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
We see it time and time again in Italy: A run-of-the-mill restoration gets underway, only to be interrupted by the discovery of new artworks and artifacts.…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
The United States has the Oscars; Britain owns the BAFTAs. But how much do you know about Italy’s “Davids”?  On Wednesday, May 10, the 68th edition of…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Agrigento, a hilltop city on the southwestern coast of Sicily, has been crowned Italy’s Capital of Culture for the 2025 calendar year.  The much-…
Travel
by Alexa Ahern |
Italy is parched. For the past 13 months, the country has been experiencing a historic drought, the worst in 70 years. It has produced startling images of…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Habemus podcast. On March 13, to mark the 10th anniversary of the pontificate, Vatican News aired a special 9-minute “Popecast” with Francis — born Jorge…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
As part of a national initiative to promote reading among the Italian public, the Ligurian port city of Genoa has been named Italian Book Capital 2023 by the…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
37-year-old Elly Schlein took home a surprise victory at last month’s primary for the new leadership of the struggling Partito Democratico (the center-…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
The first national museum dedicated to Enrico Caruso — the Neapolitan voice behind the best-known version of “‘O Sole Mio” — will open this summer, in the year…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Teatro alla Scala’s new streaming service is here, and it almost beats watching from the nosebleed seats. On Valentine’s Day 2023, the renowned Milan opera…