by DHales | Oct 28, 2013 | culture, Italy, Language, Music, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
la liricaopera La lirica (from l’opera lirica, or work in lyrics) is the most Italian of inventions, a splendid confection of music, words, drama, costumes, sets, special effects, and complete suspension of belief that could not have emerged in any other...
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...
