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 | 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...
