Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Matteo seems fine but his father and uncle are worried about him. Marioni learns why Matteo is described as fragile and makes some decisions regarding the orchestra.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
During the orchestra rehearsal, a player makes a mistake and Marioni, the conductor, doesn't hesitate to press the point, in his usual cruel manner, that an orchestra is not a democracy.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Marioni tells the orchestra what he has in mind to help Matteo get integrated into the orchestra. The students involved begin to get organized by sharing their phone numbers.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Marioni asks Sara for help with Matteo. In the evening, Matteo is out walking with his uncle who is being a bit over-protective.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The students tasked by Marioni to help Matteo create a chat group, and Sara immediately puts her foot in it. At Robbo's house, things are a bit tense and little Chiara is worried about what might happen.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A chaotic day in Italian class: Amid grammatical difficulties, unexpected incidents, and group dynamics, tensions, irony, and solidarity intertwine among students and teachers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Outside school, Sara meets up with Gigi her boyfriend. She has taken Matteo with her to have some company, since the discussion isn't going to be pleasant. As they go back into the building, Maestro Marioni appears, looking for Matteo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Maestro Marioni asks Matteo what he wants to do with his life in music and is not satisfied with the answer he receives. almost yelling, Marioni urges Matteo to do more than merely give it a try.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
After the heated confrontation with Marioni, Matteo leaves class and goes to see the director who shows understanding and suggests that Matteo doesn't have to be in the orchestra. When he leaves the office he runs into a classmate, a percussionist.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
The "Ninna nanna del chicco di caffè" [Coffee Bean Lullaby] was first performed at a musical festival devoted children's songs, the Zecchino d'Oro, in 1970. It is still sung today by many Italian mothers to lull their babies to sleep.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Giuditta sings a song about a beautiful turtle. The song tells about how the turtle ended up being such a slow animal.
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: Beginner
Italy
A special video made for all the fans, directly from the recording studio of EROS in Milan.
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
Tiziano Ferro talks about his relationship with pen and paper. Familiarize yourself with sonno and sogno, both of which have to do with the night.
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