Italy On This Day

Alessandro Malaspina - explorer Mapped Pacific on four-year epic journey Alessandro Malaspina, an explorer not so well known as his compatri...

Florence's catastrophic floods Tuscan capital devastated on same day six centuries apart More than 3,000 people were believed to have be...

Vincenzo Bellini - opera composer Short but successful career of Sicilian musical genius The talented composer of the celebrated opera, Norm...

NEW - Giuseppe Sinopoli – conductor and composer Maestro died while conducting Verdi’s Aida Musician Giuseppe Sinopoli, who became known ...

Maestro died while conducting Verdi’s Aida Giuseppe Sinopoli conducted some of the world's  most prestigious philharmonic orchestras Mus...