Italy On This Day

Jacopo Peri – composer and singer Court musician produced the first work to be called an opera The singer and composer Jacopo Peri, also kno...

Nanni Moretti - film director Award winning filmmaker helped shape politics Giovanni ‘Nanni’ Moretti, film director, producer, screenwriter...

NEW - Federico Borromeo - cardinal and cultural patron   Archbishop of Milan who founded Biblioteca Ambrosiana Federico Borromeo, who serv...

Archbishop of Milan who founded Biblioteca Ambrosiana Federico Borromeo was made Archbishop of Milan in 1595 at the age of 30 Federico Borro...

The Milan-Monza railway First line in northern Italy sparked industrial growth  The first railway line laid in northern Italy was opened on ...