Il 3 novembre 1801 nasceva a Catania Vincenzo Bellini, il “Cigno di Catania” che in soli trentatré anni di vita cambiò per sempre il volto del melodramma romantico. A 225 anni dalla sua nascita, riscopriamo la vita, la “melodia lunga” e i tre capolavori (Norma, La sonnambula, I puritani) di uno dei più grandi maestri del belcanto italiano. Continue reading Vincenzo Bellini 🎵🎶🇮🇹
Perfil en español del pintor Darío de Regoyos con análisis crítico de sus obras principales y un estado de las referencias bibliográficas esenciales en español. Continue reading Darío de Regoyos 🎨🖌🇪🇸
Профиль художника-импрессиониста Альфреда Сисли, наряду с критическим анализом некоторых из его наиболее актуальных картин, выставленных в первоклассных музеях по всему миру. Continue reading Альфред Сисли 🖌🖼🇷🇺
Not every American art movement arrived with a scandal — Tonalism arrived as a whisper. Discover the hushed, atmospheric landscapes of George Inness, James McNeill Whistler, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Thomas Dewing, and John Henry Twachtman, painters who traded detail for mood and sunlight for moonlit mist. This post traces Tonalism’s roots in the Barbizon School and Aestheticism, its close ties to American Impressionism and the Ashcan School, and its surprising reach from Melbourne to Montreal. Discover why this quiet, contemplative style feels newly relevant today, and where to see it in major museums. Continue reading American Tonalism 🎨🖌🖼
On October 26, 1685, Naples gave the world a composer who would reinvent the harpsichord from a Spanish royal court. On the 341st anniversary of his birth, we celebrate Domenico Scarlatti: hand-crossings, guitar-inspired rhythms, and over 500 sonatas that still sound startlingly modern. Discover the life, the masterpieces, and the legacy of Baroque music’s great restless genius. Continue reading Domenico Scarlatti 🎹🎼🏴
Zum Geburtstag von Pablo Picasso: Eine Reise durch Blaue Periode, Kubismus und „Guernica“ – das Erbe des größten Malers des 20. Jahrhunderts. Continue reading Pablo Picasso 🖼🖌🇩🇪
Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting tale of love, loss, and resurrection, Ligeia, now in a bilingual English–Italian edition for readers who love gothic literature.
Ligeia di Edgar Allan Poe in edizione bilingue: il celebre racconto gotico con testo originale a fronte e nuova traduzione italiana. Continue reading Ligeia, by Edgar Allan Poe 🖋📓🇺🇸
Celebre o aniversário de Franz Liszt, o virtuoso do piano que revolucionou a música romântica. Descubra sua vida, obras e legado eterno. Continue reading Franz Liszt 🎼🎶🇵🇹
Rimbaud gave the Illuminations away and never asked for it back. Our new critical edition places the poems among the voices around them: Verlaine, Nouveau, original essays and images. Out now as ebook and paperback on Amazon and Apple Books. Continue reading A Book Given Away 🇫🇷✒️🏴
Post celebrating the achievement of 300 visitors to my blog from most of Belgian provinces.
Post ter ere van de prestatie van 300 bezoekers aan mijn blog uit de meeste Belgische provincies.
Post célébrant la réalisation de 300 visiteurs de mon blog de la plupart des provinces belges. Continue reading L’union fait la force! 🇧🇪 – 2026
