Guide to unusual places in Italy.
How Roman builders transformed Etruscan pragmatism and Greek aesthetics into a revolutionary architectural system Roman architecture during the Republic (509 BC – 27 BC) was … Read more
31 Songs Graded from Absolute Beginner to Upper Intermediate Since ancient times in Italian culture, songs and nursery rhymes have been composed with the purpose … Read more
How a Cartoon Cat Named Super Telegattone Became an 80s Italian TV Icon Superclassifica Show was a musical television program that became especially popular in … Read more
Angelo Branduardi Transforms Ancient Passover Song Into Italian Folk Classic This musical piece by the Italian singer-songwriter Angelo Branduardi is a reinterpretation, with music composed … Read more
The 1968 Italian Hit That Spoke for Society’s Outcasts Through Humor This song was written by Fiorenzo Fiorentini, Dario Fo, and Enzo Jannacci, and was … Read more
The 1968 Zecchino d’Oro entry that celebrated a bullfighter who preferred gentle pets over aggressive confrontation “Il Torero Camomillo” (The Bullfighter Chamomile) This is one … Read more
Teaching Italian with Popoff: A Zecchino d’Oro Pacifist Tale This is a children’s song from 1967, winner of the 9th edition of the Zecchino d’Oro, … Read more
A children’s competition entry mixed comedy with genuine environmental concern in late 1990s Italy Ylenia Recchia, in the 40th edition of the Zecchino d’Oro in … Read more
When Italian Children Celebrated a Cat Who Refused to Bathe This is a children’s song, recorded by Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano in 2004 and winner of … Read more
When Enzo Jannacci and Renato Pozzetto Turned Mundane Life Into Chart Gold This ironic and surreal song, written by Enzo Jannacci and Renato Pozzetto, is … Read more
Lucio Dalla’s Attenti al Lupo Became Italy’s Fourth Bestselling Single of 1991 This song, produced and arranged by Mauro Malavasi, was written by Ron and … Read more
Una Zebra a Pois: The 1955 Italian Novelty Song That Mina Made Her Own This song was written by Lelio Luttazzi, Dino Verde and Marcello … Read more
Bruno Bozzetto’s Mr. Rossi Became the Face of Italy’s Economic Boom Anxieties Mr. Rossi is a fictional character created by Italian animator and cartoonist Bruno … Read more
The 1968 Song About a Dancing Gnat That Became a Gold Record in 2023 At the 10th edition of the Zecchino d’Oro in 1968, the … Read more
Bruno Lauzi’s Turtle Song Climbed From Fifth Place to Chart Domination This song from 1975 is a single written by Bruno Lauzi, composed by Pippo … Read more