Music
Italy may reenter Eurovision
The fourth series of “X - Factor” has begun on Italian television and it has been announced that the winner, instead of being offered a place at the Sanremo Song Festival, may represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Read MorePolar Music Prize for Morricone
Italian composer Ennio Morricone [81] is to receive the Polar Music Prize, regarded as the “Nobel Prize” of the music world, on 30th August in Stockholm. The prize will be presented by King Carl XV1 Gustaf of Sweden.
Read MoreElthon John concert may be cancelled
A concert by Elton John in Trani [Puglia] may be cancelled because the Roman Catholic Church objects to his sexuality.
Read MoreAmalfi coast town remembers 9/11
Italy’s Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta has inaugurated the ninth edition of “Scala incontra New York” [“Scala Meets New York”] in Scala, the oldest town on the Amalfi coast, reports ANSA.
Read MoreWhy Italians love or hate this video
This video of Italian TV personalities dancing to the World Cup anthem “Waka Waka” has excited some strong feelings: Called the “VIP Version”, it has been dubbed the “trash version” by some of the media....
Read MoreStorm over National Anthem
In the second bout of controversy surrounding the Italian National Anthem in a week, Luca Zaia, the Northern League Governor of Veneto, has caused offence by apparently requesting that Verdi’s “Va, Pensiero” be played in its place....
Read MoreSlash attacked on stage
The British-American rock star Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’Roses, was attacked by a fan on stage in Milan on Thursday. The fan, coming from the wings, rushed towards Slash during the opening bars of the Guns N’ Roses anthem, “Sweet Child O’ Mine"...
Read MoreFive summer music festivals
Music festivals take place throughout Italy in summer and, if you’ve never listened to music under the stars on a balmy summer’s evening or sat, entranced, in a concert hall as a cooling breeze blows through the open door to the piazza, you have a treat in store! Here are five of the best...
Read MoreDonna d'Onna
Today sees the release, on radio and on digital platforms in Italy, of the single “Donna d’Onna” [“Woman of Onna”] a song written by singer Gianna Nannini and writer Isabella Santacroce in honour of the Abruzzo earthquake victims.
Read MoreGiulietta Simionato dies
One of Italy’s best-loved opera stars, Giulietta Simionato, died in Rome on Wednesday one week before her hundredth birthday ...
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