Italy On This Day

Tenor star who turned Verona’s ancient Arena into major venue Giovanni Zenatello sang all the major tenor roles in a 35-year career The earl...

Domenico Ghirardelli – chocolatier Built famous US business with skills learned in Genoa The chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli , founder of t...

The Barber of Seville premieres in Rome Rival fans wreck debut of Rossini’s most famous opera The Barber of Seville, the work that would co...

Massimo Troisi – actor, writer and director Tragic star died hours after completing finest work Massimo Troisi, the comic actor, writer and...