Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label 1778. Show all posts

3 August 2016

La Scala - opera and ballet theatre

First night at the world’s most famous opera house La Scala opera house is located in the heart of Milan Milan’s Teatro alla Scala w...

20 February 2016

Laura Bassi – scientist

Ground-breaking academic paved the way for women A portrait of the physicist Laura Bassi, thought to have been painted in 1732 Brill...

6 February 2016

Ugo Foscolo – poet

Revolutionary who expressed his feelings in verse Ugo Foscolo: this portrait by Francois-Xavier Fabre is in the Biblioteca Nazionale ...

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