https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's winning Eurovision song might have you rocking out, but do you know what it means? Here's a closer look at the lyrics to "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. https://www.thelocal.it/20210525/zitti-e-buoni-maneskin-lyrics-the-italian-vocab-you-need-to-understand-italys-eurovision-winner Tue, 25 May 2021 19:38:06 +0200 zitti-e-buoni-maneskin-lyrics-the-italian-vocab-you-need-to-understand-italys-eurovision-winner Damiano David, the frontman of Italy's Eurovision winners Maneskin, has passed a drug test he took on Monday to clear his name after speculation that he had snorted cocaine at the song contest's grand final. https://www.thelocal.it/20210524/italian-eurovision-winner-tests-negative-for-drugs Mon, 24 May 2021 20:50:33 +0200 italian-eurovision-winner-tests-negative-for-drugs The arts have long been part of everyday life in many Italian towns and villages, and this hasn't changed during the pandemic. American writer Mark Hinshaw tells us how musicians continue to inspire his local community, despite recent tragedy. https://www.thelocal.it/20210122/life-in-italy-local-musicians-are-helping-our-italian-village-look-to-the-future Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:54:56 +0100 life-in-italy-local-musicians-are-helping-our-italian-village-look-to-the-future As Italy remembers legendary composer Ennio Morricone, who has died at 91, here are some of his most memorable film moments. https://www.thelocal.it/20200706/ennio-morricone-italian-composer-greatest-film-scores Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:58:10 +0200 ennio-morricone-italian-composer-greatest-film-scores Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, died in Rome on Monday at the age of 91. https://www.thelocal.it/20200706/famed-italian-composer-ennio-morricone-dies Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:14:52 +0200 famed-italian-composer-ennio-morricone-dies Working in the shadow of the great masters, the violin-makers of Italy's Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as they seek perfection, one violin at a time. https://www.thelocal.it/20200622/in-photos-inside-the-workshops-of-cremona-italys-cradle-of-violin-making Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:03:56 +0200 in-photos-inside-the-workshops-of-cremona-italys-cradle-of-violin-making If you want to know the names of the Italian songs being blasted from windows or balconies near you this week, wonder no more - a list of the country's favourite balcony hits has just been released. https://www.thelocal.it/20200317/here-are-italys-official-top-five-balcony-chart-hits Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:36:04 +0100 here-are-italys-official-top-five-balcony-chart-hits The 2020 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival kicked off on Tuesday, and it's a hot topic in Italy. Here's our primer on what might just be the country's favourite music festival. https://www.thelocal.it/20200205/ten-things-you-should-know-about-sanremo-italys-answer-to-eurovision Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:04:43 +0100 ten-things-you-should-know-about-sanremo-italys-answer-to-eurovision Congratulations, Parma: the northern city has been named Italy's Capital of Culture for 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20180216/parma-italy-capital-of-culture-2020 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:21:36 +0100 parma-italy-capital-of-culture-2020 The opera world paid tribute over the weekend to Italian tenor Marcello Giordani, who died of a heart attack at his home in Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20191007/a-tenor-with-a-golden-voice-opera-world-mourns-italian-singer-marcello-giordani Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:20:39 +0200 a-tenor-with-a-golden-voice-opera-world-mourns-italian-singer-marcello-giordani If the subjunctive just won't stick and you're fed up of the future simple, we've got the playlist for you. Here are seven songs that show sometimes the best way to learn Italian is to sing it. https://www.thelocal.it/20180209/songs-that-help-learn-italian Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:49:17 +0100 songs-that-help-learn-italian Thieves have stolen 35 rare saxophones from an well-known Italian collection, but they missed the "crown jewel" of the collection: one which belonged to jazz great Sonny Rollins. https://www.thelocal.it/20190424/thieves-steal-35-rare-saxophones-from-italian-collector Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:25:15 +0200 thieves-steal-35-rare-saxophones-from-italian-collector Italian radio stations must play more Italian music, according to League MPs still angry about the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival. https://www.thelocal.it/20190219/one-in-three-songs-on-the-radio-should-be-italian-league-mp Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:23:56 +0100 one-in-three-songs-on-the-radio-should-be-italian-league-mp An Italian singer has become the latest target of Italy’s populist government after winning the Sanremo song festival. https://www.thelocal.it/20190211/singer-mahmood-won-sanremo-2019-and-salvini-not-impressed Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:04:56 +0100 singer-mahmood-won-sanremo-2019-and-salvini-not-impressed The Sanremo Music Festival, 'Italy's Eurovision', kicked off with a moving duet between Andrea Bocelli and his son. https://www.thelocal.it/20190206/sanremo-2019-andrea-bocelli-duet-with-son-matteo-bocelli-fall-on-me-italy-biggest-music-festival Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:28:45 +0100 sanremo-2019-andrea-bocelli-duet-with-son-matteo-bocelli-fall-on-me-italy-biggest-music-festival When Tim Linhart started making instruments from ice they were more likely to explode with a bang than produce music, but things have come a long way since then. https://www.thelocal.it/20190131/the-american-making-ice-music-in-the-italian-alps Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:27:27 +0100 the-american-making-ice-music-in-the-italian-alps Young people will soon be able to get a seat at Italy's finest opera houses for just €2, as part of a new initiative designed to broaden Italians' access to culture. https://www.thelocal.it/20180919/italy-2-euro-opera-tickets-18-25 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:58:25 +0200 italy-2-euro-opera-tickets-18-25 The town of Ceriano Laghetto is at the heart of a drugs crisis in Lombardy. The local mayor has tried a spate of measures, but now the council has a new weapon to combat drug abuse and dealers: a 19-year-old viola player. https://www.thelocal.it/20180918/the-tiny-italian-town-fighting-a-drugs-epidemic-with-classical-music Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:50:09 +0200 the-tiny-italian-town-fighting-a-drugs-epidemic-with-classical-music "There's a huge passion to make music in Italy, which makes it a great place to work and spend time," says conductor Alpesh Chauhan. At the age of just 28, Chauhan is the principal conductor of the main orchestra in Parma, the northern city chosen as Italy's Capital of Culture for 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20180730/its-incredible-to-lead-an-orchestra-in-italy-the-place-where-music-was-born Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:57:16 +0200 its-incredible-to-lead-an-orchestra-in-italy-the-place-where-music-was-born Woody Allen, embroiled in revived sex abuse allegations, will take part in the 2018-19 season of Milan's La Scala when he directs his version of a Puccini comic opera, the head of the celebrated opera house said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180531/woody-allen-puccini-opera-gianni-schicci-milan-la-scala Thu, 31 May 2018 19:36:47 +0200 woody-allen-puccini-opera-gianni-schicci-milan-la-scala