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 Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, renowned for his virtuosity in Verdi operas, has died in Milan, the ANSA news agency reported Saturday. He was 90. https://www.thelocal.it/20140727/italian-opera-star-bergonzi-dies-at-90 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 13:03:00 +0200 italian-opera-star-bergonzi-dies-at-90 Opera maestro Giuseppe Verdi, whose bicentenary is being celebrated on Thursday, is "still alive" in Italy - especially for the inhabitants of his native village of Busseto. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/verdi-lives-on-in-italy-after-200-years Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:02:11 +0200 verdi-lives-on-in-italy-after-200-years An elegant palace where the legendary Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi once created his finest work may be sold to a foreigner, with buyers from China and Russia showing particular interest. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/chinese-and-russian-buyers-eye-verdis-palace Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0200 chinese-and-russian-buyers-eye-verdis-palace