Music

Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 10/19/2009 - 03:56
The singer Carla Boni, the original Mambo queen, died at the age of 84 in Rome on Saturday. Born Carla Gaiano in Ferrara in 1925, the young Carla succeeded in…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/09/2009 - 09:57
Words by Carla Passino - Photos courtesy of Andreas Tille I will confess: It made me cry. More than once. But then again, E lucean le stelle is one of the…
Lifestyle
by ITALY | Mon, 08/17/2009 - 04:25
The world famous Italian singer Tiziano Ferro is under investigation by Italian authorities for possible tax fraud. The Inland Revenue (Agenzia delle entrate…
Culture
by ITALY | Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:32
Attendants at the Ischia Film & Music Global Festival where delighted with an improvised rendition of "Every Breath You Take" from Sting and Zucchero.
Culture
by ITALY | Mon, 07/20/2009 - 04:00
On the hills of Pisa, in the natural amphitheatre of the theatre of Silence (Silenzio) in Lajatico, Andrea Bocelli and Placido Domingo charmed opera lovers…
Culture
by ITALY | Thu, 07/09/2009 - 02:34
Stages are set across the city centre of Perugia for Umbria Jazz 2009 - undoubtedly Italy's main Jazz event of the year. The eclectic line-up of Umbria Jazz…
by ITALY | Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:45
Hungarian composer and musician Gyorgy Kurtag will be honoured with a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 53rd edition of the Venice Music Biennale…
by ITALY | Thu, 03/12/2009 - 05:14
Legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone is to receive France's most prestigious award, becoming a member of the Legion d'Honneur, the French embassy in…
by ITALY | Tue, 02/17/2009 - 03:35
The curtain is about to go up on Italy's biggest musical event of the year, the Sanremo songfest, amid furious polemics from gay rights groups and consumer…
by ITALY | Tue, 01/27/2009 - 09:24
Reclusive Italian singing legend Mina is to open this year's Sanremo Song Festival with a video tribute to Italian music. ''It won't be a commercial…