Italy On This Day

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...

Castrato rated among all-time opera greats The castrato Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, in a 1752 painting by Jacopo Amigoni T...