by DHales | Aug 22, 2013 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Music, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Giacomo Puccini 1858 – 1924 On our last visit to Italy, we stayed on the Tuscan coast near a fifteenth-century tower (una torre cinquecentesca). Once called Torre Tagliata, for the name of the beach below, it became known as Torre Puccini in honor...
by DHales | Apr 4, 2013 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Music, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Giuseppe Verdi(1813-1901) As part of the Year of Italian Culture (l'anno della cultura italiana), Italy is celebrating the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi–fondly nicknamed “Peppino”–the Michelangelo of Italian opera. In more than...
