Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Il Commissario Manara (Inspector Manara) is an Italian TV series set in the Maremma (southern Tuscany), which centers on Luca Manara, an unorthodox and highly seductive, newly arrived police inspector, played by Guido Caprino.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Agata and Catena have stopped at the Catania outdoor market to do some food shopping. Catena gets to taste some of the delicious local specialties.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy Roman
Massimiliano is a musician, and together with his friend Stefano, and the mascot Cuba, he's trying to introduce the group to record labels. In addition to talking about his dream, he talks about Garbatella, the neighborhood where he was born, and which he wants never to leave.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The excursion to the Castle of Avella continues and we see the preserved walls of this historic place. Places such as this are common in Campania, thanks to the numerous civilizations that passed through this region in earlier times.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Francesco is in the Province of Avellino and talks to us about one of the Campania Region's most important archaeological sites: the Norman Castle of Avella, destroyed and rebuilt numerous times, but well preserved nonetheless.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
As a joke, Captain Russo explains the new safety rules adopted on gondolas beginning in 2011, and she shows what to do in case of an emergency.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy Lucano
Antonio tells us about the two islands off Calabria. The Isola di Dino is the larger of the two and he tells us the legend of how the island was named. Isola della Cirella is the other island.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Sometimes the accompanist has to follow the soloist's musical intentions, but at other times, when the musician is not very experienced, the accompanist needs to guide the soloist and make the best of a potentially tricky musical situation. This depends on the musical and technical level of the soloist, as well as the experience and maturity of the accompanist.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Pianist Matteo Bogazzi explains what his job — pianista collaboratore (collaborating pianist) is all about, and how he got there. The interview took place during a chamber music festival and summer course in Lucca, where he was working.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The friends are on the boat but they run out of gas. Who had the jerry can? Arguing ensues, but they are at sea...
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The friends are getting ready to leave, but it's still summer and someone gets the bright idea of going to the beach in a friend's boat.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
What stands out in this segment is the fact that the Bianchina was the iconic automobile in the beloved 1975 movie, Fantozzi.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The party is over and it is time to clean up and pack up. Cioni seeks out Ilaria to talk about her situation.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
At the party, tension is high among the friends. Harsh words are exchanged.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Cioni is very suspicious about Marta's true intentions toward Andrea. The others begin talking about their past relations and aspirations.
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