Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Bel canto (beautiful singing) and lyric opera began in Italy, and, not surprisingly, this country has the highest number of opera theaters in the world. Thus we conclude this episode of Meraviglie (wonders).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alekos and Oriana have a romantic moment but he is always thinking about his battle against the government. Oriana has her own ideas about how to run a successful resistance.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano and Camilla grab a cofffee during her break, but they get interrupted by a visitor and then by a phone call about a murder. Gaetano rushes off to the scene of the crime.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Enrica's words must have hit home because Libero has a bad dream involving Guido and Maria... He gets out of bed to check out the situation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma talks to Milena, without much success, but then she gets a phone call she has to deal with.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A man tells about how maddening it was to realize he had made a mistake in giving his mother a kiss. In March 2020, all of Italy shut down. Everything stopped, to try and limit the spread of Covid-19.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Melody got caught in the rain. She is focused on her coming wedding and has a favor to ask of Dino, who is having a very hard time hiding his feelings.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gioachino Rossini had great success as an opera composer at the San Carlo Theater in Naples, writing a large number of operas while still quite young. When he left Naples for Paris, he was replaced by another star composer, Gaetano Donizetti.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana gets a chance to browse around in Alekos' studio before getting some sleep. The next day, she has to call the office and explain why she is still in Athens. Aleko shows up and has a surprise. He wants to enjoy his freedom, but has lots of work to do, too.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Today, Camilla, contrary to her normal routine, is all dressed up and early for school. Her daughter notices right away, as does the nosy custodian in their apartment building. We soon discover why.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Guido tries to talk to the Martini family about Lele Ju's intolerance, but Enrica dominates the conversation and doesn't hide her mistrust of Guido.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma and Calogiuri rummage around in Nunzio's room, and Imma sees a photo: Nunzio's girlfriend. So they go to see her next after asking Nunzio's stepmother some questions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
It's Armando's birthday and his friends Pimpa and Tito try to get his good suit ready for him. But then there's a last minute change in plans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Different people talk about their experiences: a hospital intensive-care worker, a bike courier, a 103-year old woman, some children, and the head of a family.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Find out the various different meanings of these words: campo, squadra, and verso.
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