Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Sara reads in a newspaper that there is a ferocious killer fish that is wandering about the city, ready to eat little fish in fish tanks. The family becomes suspicious of Palla, the newly arrived fish, but fortunately the TV news says the story is false.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Learn Italian and how to tango at the same time! Adriano, with the help of his girlfriend, Vladi, a professional dancer, explains the basic steps of this dance, which has its origins in the ghettos of Buenos Aires.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Pasta alla carbonara is a characteristic dish from Lazio, and more specifically, from Rome. It's made with "humble" ingredients but that doesn't prevent it from being wonderfully tasty, and a favorite with pasta lovers everywhere. This is the Adriano's own version.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Adriano finishes showing us how to make "spaghetti alla carbonara." Ingredients for 4 servings: 500 grams of pasta, 300 grams of bacon cubes, 4 eggs, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese, and parsley.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Adriano has invited us to the baptism of his son Philip. It allows us to get a glimpse of one of the most beautiful places to visit in Palermo, the Palatine Chapel. The priest tells the congregation about the consecration of this famous basilica in 1040.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika tell the first part of the story of Violetta and Alfredo, their falling in love and their decision to live in Paris together. But their happiness doesn't last...
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Violetta writes a letter of farewell to Alfredo. He is miserable, but hears of a party where he is sure to see her. But there, things go from bad to worse. Alfredo ends up having to live abroad, and Violetta's illness gets much worse. Will they ever be able to embrace each other again?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Verdi's Rigoletto: intrigue, love, passion and cruelty. Brought to you by Anna and Marika.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto: more passion, intrigue, love, and cruelty at court. The curse is fulfilled!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Meet the characters from The Barber of Seville, an opera by Gioacchino Rossini that was first performed in 1816: brought to you by Anna and Marika.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika tell us the story of Rosina, who in the midst of deception and intrigue, ends up getting married. But to whom? The one she loves, or the one who wants her at all costs?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Magpies [gazze ladre] in folklore are known to be attracted by shiny things. Rossini's opera La Gazza Ladra recounts the story of Ninetta, a servant girl. She is wrongly accused of stealing the silverware that the family magpie stole.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Ninetta is in prison, condemned to death, and things are looking very bleak, indeed. Don't worry though; in the end, love and justice win out, and everyone except the magistrate lives happily ever after.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Anna take us to a famous restaurant on the banks of the Tiber River in Rome. Tune in to discover what's so special about it. (It has to do with movies and movie stars.) And... maybe you can guess what pasta dish Anna is going to order!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Back in the days when people traveled on horseback, Al Biondo Tevere was a convenient rest stop just outside the walls of the city. People would feed and water their horses, and trade what was in their bundles of food with their fellow travelers. Later, it became a proper restaurant and many famous people became regulars, including filmmakers, Pasolini and Bertolucci. Signora Giuseppina shares the story.
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