Italy On This Day

Madrigal writer influenced Monteverdi Luca Marenzio is believed to have been a singer employed by the Gonzaga family Luca Marenzio, ...

Acclaimed for role in Vittorio de Sica classic Lino Capolicchio's acting talents shone on the  stage, television and the big scree...

Musician wrote some of Italy’s most famous film soundtracks One of Stelvio Cipriani's first jobs was as piano accompanist for the ...

Leading Jewish musician of the late Renaissance  Salomone Rossi's talent with the violin earned him work for the Mantuan court T...