Italy On This Day

Musical friar was once a rival of Handel Anthoni Schoonjans's portrait of Ariosti hangs in Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin Baroq...

Sienese singer who worked with composer Handel The castrato singer Senesino was one of the highest paid performers in 18th century Lon...

Diva who came to blows with rival on stage Francesca Cuzzoni, depicted in an 18th century engraving by the English artist James Caldwa...