Music and Performing Arts
Bailo Bailo celebrates the spirit of Raffaella Carra
Raffaella Carrà conquers Spain with the musical Bailo Bailo, which will soon arrive in Italy.
Goodbye to Totto Cutugno!
Toto Cutugno, “true Italian” music legend, has died. Thursday the funeral in Milan.
Goodbye to Renata Scotto
Farewell to soprano Renata Scotto, one of the greatest interpreters of the 20th century. The funeral, probably on August 18 in Savona.
Immortal temple of music: Teatro alla Scala
City Lights – Ramona Andrei
It was born from the ashes of the Teatro Regio of Villa Reale, destroyed by fire on 23 February 1776. On 3 August 1778 the Teatro alla Scala was inaugurated in Milan. And still today, after 245 years, the whole world envies us.
Rome’s annual Shakespeare festival
Rome’s annual Shakespeare festival returns to Villa Borghese this summer. Open-air performances will be held at the Globe Arena from 13 July to 24 September, including a range of Italian-language productions of Shakespearean favourites.
The evenings of the Teatro di Marcello start today!
Rome’s summer-time series of classical music concerts, is held in the archaeological site of Teatro di Marcello, every night from 30 June until October 2023.
The dream nights in Verona continue…
One of the most eagerly awaited periods of the year has begun in Italy and Verona… Works by famous composers will be presented to the public during fairytale nights until September…
“Rino Gaetano Day” for the anniversary of the artist’s death
There will be many artists and guests who will take turns on stage at Parco Talenti, in Rome, today and tomorrow in honor of the great artist Rino Gaetano, on the 42nd anniversary of his death.
Eurovision 2023: Sweden wins, Italy is fourth
Sweden wins the Eurovision 2023 final. Loreen won with her Tatoo. Italy with Two Lives by Marco Mengoni conquers the fourth place.
Eurovision 2023: The race is on
The 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 started yesterday evening. Below are all the report cards for the first evening of the event.
Andrea Bocelli will sing at King Charles III’s coronation concert
Andrea Bocelli, who took the stage of the Platinum Jubilee with the personal choice of Queen Elizabeth, this time Tuscan, will sing at the coronation of King Charles III of England next May 7, where the artist will perform with the baritone Sir Bryn Terfelb.
Beethoven’s cause of death revealed
DNA analyses obtained from hair strands of German pianist and composer Ludwig van Beethoven revealed that the famous composer had a predisposition to liver disease and contracted hepatitis B months before his death.
Laura Pausini and Paolo Carta got married: “We said yes”
Laura Pausini said “Yes, I do” to Paolo Carta, the guitarist and music producer to whom she has been linked for eighteen years. Paola, their daughter in common, acted as a bridesmaid to their love.
Reached the twentieth edition
Classic, unique, young. The Rome Chamber Music Festival returns from 12 to 15 June 2023 to celebrate its twentieth edition.
Sanremo, Blanco case: He is under investigation
Blanco finds himself registered in the register of suspects of the Imperia prosecutor for damaging roses. Striscia la Notizia, during the week of the Festival, had shown that that moment had been planned. What will happen now?
Sanremo 2023, Marco Mengoni is the winner of the Festival
Marco Mengoni with the song “Due Vite” is the winner of the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Festival. Second is Lazza, third Mr. Rain, fourth Ultimo, fifth Tananai.
The famous Russian pianist censored in Italy
The concerts of Russian pianist Denis Matsuev in Italy have been cancelled. After Bergamo and Brescia, it is the turn of Genoa, which cancels the concert of the famous Russian pianist Denis Matsuev scheduled for May 29, 2023, at the Teatro Carlo Felice. This was decided by the two mayors of the Lombard cities, Italian capitals of culture 2023, Giorgio Gori and Emilio Delbono, accepting the request made by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy Yaroslav Melnyk.
The winners of the 2023 Grammy Awards
The most prestigious prize awarded by the Recording Academy, considered the Oscar of music, was presented to the winners.
The 73nd candle burned in San Remo…
The calendars showed January 29, 1951, when the first candle was lit in San Remo. Quietly, a little timidly, but hopefully, a flower was born. The festive flower grew larger with a new candle lit each year. That weak flower became so strong that it became the muse of the Eurovision song contest. Today, it has turned into a magnificent garden of lights of hope that attracts the world of culture and art for 5 days…
Is there politics in the national music competition? Sanremo, many against Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech in San Remo was not well received. The motivation is: “This is the ‘national’ Italian music competition. It shouldn’t be an instrument of international politics.”
The history of Christmas carols
What would Christmas be without songs? Obviously not! Because the voice of the spirit of the times are the songs. When December arrives, they start to play as if they have a music box in almost everyone’s ears…
Bocelli: A Christmas tale
“A Bocelli Family Christmas,” a fairy tale and a concert together. Andrea, Matteo, and little Virginia will be the protagonists of “A Bocelli Family Christmas”, a fairy tale, a show, and an event together between Castle and the streets of Gressoney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOuFxN7v-Y&ab_channel=AndreaBocelli
Thirteen minutes of applause for Boris Godunov at La Scala: Mattarella: “Russian culture cannot be erased”
The opening night of the La Scala season again showed the world the immortality of art, culture, and artists.