In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Giacomo Puccini | Inside the Fascinating Museum A Look At Giacomo Puccini Recently, Gary and I along with our friend Victoria from Florence went and visited the Puccini Museum in Lucca.… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Italy Giuseppe Verdi’s Great Masterpiece: Rigoletto Rigoletto was amazingly popular from its premiere in 1851, reaching London by 1853 and New York by 1855. Not much has changed over 150 years… Continue Reading →
In General Info Some of the Greatest Italian Tenors Italian Tenors My love of opera, not necessarily Italian tenors, started at an incredibly young age. My grandfather (Pop) would play his 78rpm records… Continue Reading →
In Italy/ Northern Italy/ One-Year Adventure La Traviata by Verdi | A Spectacular Evening La Traviata Opera Arriving in Verona at the beginning of September we thought the opera season was over. After going to the Information Office,… Continue Reading →
In Italy/ Northern Italy/ One-Year Adventure Months 9 & 10 | 1-Year Adventure in Italy Months 9 & 10 Months 9 & 10 are here and yet it just doesn’t seem possible that we have been away from family… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Italy/ Northern Italy Festival Verdi |Parma Teatro Regio and Festival Verdi Teatro Regio di Parma The Teatro Regio di Parma, originally constructed as the Nuovo Teatro Ducale Theatre is an… Continue Reading →
