Italy On This Day

Star prospered despite Butterfly debut flop Rosina Storchio was hailed for her voice and her acting skills The soprano Rosina Storchio, a m...

Versatile musician wrote for stringed instruments and for films Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco began composing music for the piano when he ...

Verdi opera that became a symbol of the Risorgimento The bill advertising the first staging of Nabucco at La Scala in Milan The oper...

Boy violinist who became a maestro of the baton Giulini conducted some of the world's great orchestras in a long career Carlo Ma...

Manager who transformed the New York Met Gatti-Casazza was manager at La Scala in Milan before working in New York Giulio Gatti-Casa...

19th century star was first to sing Verdi’s Otello Francesco Tamagno was a world-renowned star of 19th century opera The operatic te...

Erotic character Valentina captured spirit of 1960s Italy Erotic imagery was central to the success of Crepax's most famous charac...

Milanese musician has achieved worldwide acclaim Gianandrea Noseda is one of the most able conductors of his generation Gianandrea N...

Baritone who had 16 seasons at the New York Met Anselmo Colzani in his signature role, Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca Anselmo Colzan...