Italy On This Day

History-loving writer dreamed of a united Italy Aleardo Aleardi became an important figure in the Risorgimento movement Patriotic p...

Italian composer who found the fast route to wealth and popularity The success of Rossini's early operas made him wealthy and succe...

Death of the musician remembered for Andrea Chenier Umberto Giordano was a contemporary of Mascagni and Puccini, among others Com...

Birth o f the King who ruled Italy through two world wars Italy’s longest reigning King, Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III di ...