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).

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.

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.

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.

Rossella talks about why she likes Pentidattilo so much, and imagines what it would have been like when it was populated by families. She has managed to preserve the magic of the place, where time has stood still.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rossella feels that it's her mission to show people this marvelous place. She dedicates part of her home to guests from all over the world.

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.

The roof is in bad shape, and Spartacus gives Nora the news. Fabiana is still not 100% happy with her dress and Dino loses his cool for a moment.

Alberto Angela continues showing us some of the details of the decorations within the San Carlo Theater. He recounts a special coffee beverage invented there, and an anecdote about the composer Gioacchino Rossini who was the musical director there for a time.