Music

MTV TRL Awards Takes Over Florence’s Piazzale Michelangelo This Saturday

by ITALY | Thu, 05/03/2012 - 04:53

words by Gabi LoganAt 9pm this Saturday, the 5th of May 2012, MTV will televise its annual TRL (Total Request Live) award ceremony from Florence’s Piazzale…

Culture

Rome Celebrates the Labour Day Holiday with Primo Maggio “Concertone”

by ITALY | Mon, 04/30/2012 - 03:42

words by Gabi Logan This Tuesday, Italians are on holiday for the Festa del Lavoro (Labour Day). Also known as May Day, the Primo Maggio (May First) concert…

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Il Volo—Italy’s Three Young Tenors—Announce Tour with Barbara Streisand

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 08:43

Italy’s teenage tenor trio Il Volo announced on the Sunday RaiDue program “Quelli che il Calcio” that they will tour America with Barbara Streisand this fall.…

Culture

All that Jazz: Clubs, Bars and Festivals in Italy

by John Bensalhia | Wed, 04/18/2012 - 09:19

Italy has always had a strong affinity for the jazz genre. From the early 20th century, its roots in Italian culture to the point at which today there are many…

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Multi-platinum Italian Artist Elisa Lands Major US Record Deal with Decca

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 04/10/2012 - 04:14

A household name in Italy, multi-platinum singer Elisa Toffoli has landed a contract with American recording company Decca. To mark the release of the album,…

Vatican Announces Sacred Music Competition

by ITALY | Mon, 03/26/2012 - 04:04

words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperEarlier this month, the Vatican announced the first international competition for a piece of sacred music to be sung by the…

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Jovanotti US Tour

by ITALY | Fri, 03/16/2012 - 06:50

Until now, American audiences have had to make do with mere glimpses of the brilliant career of Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti, Italy’s best-…

Culture

Lucio Dalla, Beloved Italian Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 68

by Elizabeth Ganl… | Fri, 03/02/2012 - 04:09

Ed. March 4, 2023: We're re-sharing this archival article memorializing Lucio Dalla on what would have been his 80th birthday. Lucio Dalla,…

Emma Marrone is the winner of Sanremo Music Festival 2012

by ITALY | Mon, 02/20/2012 - 04:54

Three women on the podium of the 62nd edition of Sanremo Music Festival: Emma, Arisa and Noemi. Emma Marrone, who won the Italian talent show Amici in 2010, is…

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Viva l’Italia: Sanremo Celebrates Italian Famous Songs

by ITALY | Fri, 02/17/2012 - 05:24

Last night Sanremo Music Festival hosted a special evening dedicated to “gli Italiani nel mondo”, the achievements of Italians around the world, with a special…