Monthly Archives: July 2015

La Scala, Verdi, e “Giovanna d’Arco”

Posted on July 9, 2015 by babbityjean

If an opera is no longer staged after 150 years, it becomes a sort of novelty.  This is the case of Giovanna d’Arco, the seventh operatic work of the young Giuseppe Verdi, which was presented for the first time at … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci: 10 curiosità che (forse) non sapete

Posted on July 2, 2015 by babbityjean

Leonardo, forse, non era italiano.  Nacque nel 1452, Leonardo era il figlio illegittimo di Piero.  Il padre italiano era un rispettato notaio ben introdotto negli ambienti fiorentini con i Medici tra i suoi clienti.  La madre , secondo alcuni, veniva … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci: 10 things you may not know

Posted on July 2, 2015 by babbityjean

1. Perhaps Leonardo was not Italian. Leonardo’s Italian father, Piero, was a respected notary well connected in the Florentine world (counting even the Medici among his clients). The mother was, according to some, originally from the East. The name of … Continue reading →

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