Italy's Treasures
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) was a luthier and crafter of string instruments, violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps - one of the greatest artisans in…
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
Federico Fellini, often referred to by his colleagues as “Rimini Fellini”, the filmmaker and scriptwriter who won five Academy Awards , is considered the most…
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
The signing of The Lateran Treaty established Vatican City as an independent state in 1929. With little more than 400 citizens including Swiss guards,…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) |
“This is going to be good” uttered the 27 year old athlete. His trainer, a man who had coached him for several years was slightly taken back, never having…
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
BACKGROUND
Un Ballo in Maschera has a complex genesis. The end product is the result of numerous changes, rewrites, and no doubt, one or two headaches for…
Travel
by Carol King |
Carol King heads off the beaten track to take a trip round the northern Italian city of Brescia.
Brescia is not as popular a tourist destination as the…
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
This extraordinary woman carried mice in her handbag to Rio, was awarded the Nobel Prize and lived to 103!Child of an engineer and a painterBorn on 22 April…
Culture
by ITALY |
BACKGROUND
Aida is a four-act opera written by Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antoni Ghislanzoni, which was based on a scenario by French Egyptologist…
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest Italian romantic composers of all time. Giuseppe Verdi was responsible for some of…
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
image courtesy of Acorn Montessori SchoolOn the 31st of August, we honored Maria Montessori's 142nd birth anniversary. Even google marked the date with a…
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