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I Vicoli d’Italia: The Beautiful Alleys of Italy in photos

Posted on July 17, 2015 by babbityjean

                                                                                … Continue reading →

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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 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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