After the premiere of Verdi’s Rigoletto, this jaunty tenor aria became popular among Venetian gondoliers. A gruesome tale of love and revenge, the opera and its catchiest aria both require a ...
In 1998, La vita è bella arrived in U.S. theaters like a gift no one expected: funny, tender, and heartbreakingly real. Written by Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami, it went on to win three Oscars, ...