Italy On This Day

Ugo Foscolo – poet Revolutionary who expressed his feelings in verse Writer Ugo Foscolo was born Niccolò Foscolo on this day in 1778 on th...

NEW - Premiere of Verdi’s Otello Composer’s penultimate opera prompted 20 curtain calls Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Otello , the penultimate wo...

Composer’s penultimate opera prompted 20 curtain calls The original poster advertising the debut of Verdi's Otello Giuseppe Verdi’s oper...

Cesare Battisti – patriot and irredentist Campaigner for Trentino hailed as national hero Cesare Battisti, a politician whose campaign to re...

Giuseppe Moretti - sculptor Sienese artist who became famous in the United States The sculptor Giuseppe Moretti, who became well known in t...

NEW - Vittorino da Feltre – humanist and educator Teacher to the nobility provided free education for poor children A scholar considered to...

Teacher to the nobility provided free education for poor children Vittorino da Feltre treated his  pupils as equal, wealthy or poor A schola...