Music

by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 08/20/2010 - 07:13
In this photo: Trani's CathedralA concert by Elton John in Trani [Puglia] may be cancelled because the Roman Catholic Church objects to his sexuality. The…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 08/13/2010 - 09:52
In this photo: Scala (Salerno Province) Italy’s Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta has inaugurated the ninth edition of “Scala incontra New York” [“Scala…
Lifestyle
by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 08/05/2010 - 05:20
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…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 06/16/2010 - 06:14
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…
Lifestyle
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 06/15/2010 - 03:45
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…
Culture
by ITALY | Tue, 06/01/2010 - 05:40
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…
Lifestyle
by ITALY | Fri, 05/28/2010 - 04:42
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…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 05/07/2010 - 04:28
One of Italy’s best-loved opera stars, Giulietta Simionato, died in Rome on Wednesday one week before her hundredth birthday. Giulietta Simionato was born in…
Lifestyle
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 05/04/2010 - 04:13
Photo by AFP Photo/Fabio Muzzi - source: FIFA.com Italy’s favourite tenor, Andrea Bocelli, is to star in the official FIFA concert to mark the end of the 2010…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 04/14/2010 - 03:51
In this photo: Beatles performing at Teatro Adriano in Rome, 1965 It’s nice to know that the Vatican has its mind on serious matters as, in the week marking…