Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Tiziano Ferro starts off his "eco-tour" sponsored by the Italian electric company, Enel. He suggests small ways in which each of us can save on energy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
What are the names of the notes in Italian? Alessio, a music teacher from Pisa, starts off his music lessons by explaining how these names originated in a Tuscan monastery in the 11th century.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna shares Giuseppe Verdi's tragic story of love, war and taboo in ancient Egypt.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna recounts the story of Tosca, an opera singer who is in love with the painter Cavaradossi. Puccini's opera was first performed in Rome in 1900.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna tells us the tragic story of Cio-cio-san, protagonist of Madam Butterly, an opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. The opera was dedicated to the Queen of Italy, Elena di Montenegro.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Video on Romina Power’s comments at a conference of the Animalisti Italiani [Italian Association for the Rights of Animals]. Power voices her complete disapproval of the abuse of animals killed to make fur coats.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco Commisso, an emerging Italian artist, talks about his latest song "Mai, mai ormai," [Never, Never by Now]. The interview covers subjects like his early start in music, competing at age three, and his performing in Korea. Video provided by PA 74 Music.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico Modugno goes to New York City, where he sees his song has taken over. It made history all over the world.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The winner of Sanremo is announced, and the news travels fast. The winning song makes Italians feel optimistic after the terrible war and postwar periods.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The big night arrives and we, along with so many watching him on black and white TV, finally hear the song in Modugno's performance at Sanremo. It was a moment of great pride and optimism for Italy.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Mimmo and Franca have a relaxing moment by the sea. Franca has some important news for him.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Franco Migliaccio is filled with pessimism and Johnny Dorelli is filled with fear, but Mimmo is feeling very sure of himself at the Sanremo Festival.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It's New Year's Eve and Mimmo and Franca celebrate with friends. As promised, Mimmo gets some concert clothes from the Sanremo festival. And then, the big day arrives and Domenico finds himself in the midst of already famous artists.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
When Franca comes home after her day on set, she finds Mimmo asleep on the couch surrounded by sheets of music paper. She has some news for him. He goes to Milan to meet with Gramitto who has always been skeptical about the new song ever taking off.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
In the middle of the night, Mimmo finally comes up with the refrain to the song that would become famous the world over. He can't curb his enthusiasm and calls Franco and Gramitto, even though it's three in the morning.
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