Italy On This Day

Singer was called the most outstanding interpreter of Bellini of his day Salvatore Fisichella began singing as a small child  Opera singer S...

Imposing king of the high C sharp At the height of his career, Enrico Tamberlik was Italy's most admired tenore robusto Opera si...

Works of overshadowed musician have enjoyed recent revival Giovanni Pacini found himself overshadowed first by Bellini and Donizetti, ...

Star whose peak years were in ‘70s and ‘80s Katia Ricciarelli was at her peak for about two decades The opera singer Katia Ricciarel...

Disgraced nobleman became the toast of London and Paris Giovanni Matteo Mario became a singer after fleeing to France The operatic t...

Performer with a powerful voice had brief moment in the spotlight Anita Cerquetti commuted between Naples and Rome to perform on alter...

The first singer to perform the roles of Anna Bolena and Norma Giuditta Pasta was a mezzo-soprano much in demand among 19th century ...

Death of the woman who inspired Donizetti and Verdi Giuseppina Strepponi in a portrait that can be seen at the museum at Teatro alla S...

Short but successful career of Sicilian musical genius A portrait of Vincenzo Bellini The talented composer of the celebrated opera,...