Why this woman has upset opera-loving Italy

Beatrice Venezi, 35, is set to become the first female director of Venice’s beloved La Fenice opera house. The appointment ...
The Atlantic

The Music Situation in Italy: The Break-Through Into Contemporary Style

NOTHING else perhaps, in Italy, has changed so considerably in the past half century as music. And if this has been overlooked to some extent, it is only because other activities in which changes far ...
Alternative Press

Måneskin on why rock music is thriving in Italy—and across the globe

You might not know it based on the huge amount of buzz they’ve attracted, but many people tried to warn Måneskin that rock music could never make it in Italy today. Defying the skeptics, the band have ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Comes With Music hits Italy, Sweden

Nokia's unlimited music offering Comes With Music has launched in Italy and will be rolling out in Sweden this week. By Andre Paine, Billboard, The Associated Press LONDON — Nokia’s unlimited music ...
Newsweek

I’m Locked Down in Italy Playing Music—But I’m Much More Worried About America

I'm quarantined with my husband and three cats in a 500-square-foot apartment in Soriano nel Cimino, in the mountains north of Rome. We moved here four months ago and we are not yet fluent with the ...