The Great Wall of Verona
(Angelo Paratico) Few Veronese are aware that Verona had a “Great Wall”, similar –...
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Author: Angelo Paratico
An Italian in the British Royal Family
(Angelo Paratico) A private wedding took place at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great...
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Ortensio Lando on the greatness of women
(Angelo Paratico) Ortensio Lando (Milan 1508/13? – Naples 1558) took as nickname The Tranquil. But...
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Persimmon, food of the gods
(Angelo Paratico) The persimmon, Diospyros kaki, which in Greek means “food of the gods”, is a...
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Lauretta Schicchi moves the world from a subway station
Nothing, in our opinion, demonstrates the strength of Italian opera as much as an episode in the...
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