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Gianluca, Ignazio, Il Volo, Italia ~~ Italian Life, Piero

Sicilian Musicians, Poets, Directors…

September 19, 2014 19 Comments

Il Volo shared this photo via Twitter on 9/18/2014

MN (mlla) highlights various well-known musicians, directors, poets and even Nobel prize winners from Sicily in her last section on the Italian island that is home to Ignazio and Piero.

Per MN, “Some Sicilian famous personalities :

– Mathematician: Archimede da Siracusa
– Painters: Antonello da Messina, Renato Guttuso
– Writers: Tomasi di Lampedusa, Luigi Pirandello (Nobel prize), Giovanni Verga, Salvatore Quasimodo (Poet and Nobel Prize), Elio Vittorini, Vitaliano Brancati, Gesualdo Bufalino, Dacia Maraini,Leonardo Sciascia and Andrea Camilleri
– Musicians/composers: Alessandro Scarlatti, Vincenzo Bellini, Fraancesco Paolo Frontini
– Film Directors: Giuseppe Tornatore (Oscar winner) and Emanuele Crialese.”

Thank you MN, we have enjoyed your contributions!

Additional Information

Giuseppe Tornatore
Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore to shoot next film in UK 3/7/2014
http://www.screendaily.com/news/giuseppe-tornatore-to-shoot-in-uk/5068399.article
http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art43.htm

Italy’s Treasures: The Genius of Archimedes of Syracuse
http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/italys-treasures-genius-archimedes-syracuse

Best of Sicily Antonello da Messina
http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art24.htm

Luigi Pirandello
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/461518/Luigi-Pirandello

Salvatore Quasimodo – Biographical The Nobel Prize in Literature 1959
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1959/quasimodo-bio.html

Alessandro Scarlatti
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/526698/Alessandro-Scarlatti
http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxascarl.html

Ignazio, Il Volo, Italia ~~ Italian Life, Piero

What’s YOUR Favorite Italian Movie?

September 11, 2014 32 Comments

From: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/

Do you have a favorite Italian movie or really like a movie that has anything to do with Italia? I have a few, some are old and a few are even older. I found many of them after my first trip to Italia! Some of my favorites include the titles listed below.

Cinema Paradiso is my absolute favorite! The scenery is beautiful and much of it is filmed in Sicilia, the island Piero and Ignazio call home! Look for the shot of the limoni (lemons) on Salvatore’s mother’s table! They are beautiful and huge – just the way they grow in Sicilia!

Do you have a favorite movie that has anything to do with Italia? Please let us know! Thanks! ~ Michele

MY FAVORITE! Cinema Paradiso 1988
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/

Cinema Paradiso film locations:
http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/c/Cinema-Paradiso.html#.U_aPbmd0z04

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Roman Holiday 1953
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046250/

Three Coins in the Fountain 1954
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047580/

A Room with a View 1985
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091867/

Stealing Beauty 1996
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117737/

Under the Tuscan Sun 2003
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328589/

Letters to Juliet 2010
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892318/

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Breaking Away 1979 (Many references to “things” relating to Italia and from Italia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/

Gianluca, Ignazio, Il Volo, Italia ~~ Italian Life, Piero

Italia – Sicilia Part 3

August 27, 2014 21 Comments

Barrels and barrels of Marsala wine (from ThinkSicily)

Let’s go back to discovering a little more about Sicilia!

Our own mlla, MN continues, “Sicily has been a grain-producing territory for the Ancient Romans. As today, oranges, lemons, olives, capers, almonds and pistachio, grapes and figs, but also tomatoes, eggplants and peppers broccoli are just a part of its large agricultural production. To be noted the production of cheese namely the famous Ricotta, the Pepato or the Caciocavallo. Honey is also produced in large quantities and flavors due to the richness of the flora.

Fisheries represent another part of the economy as well as tourism, the latter, due to beauty of the natural landscapes, the baroccan cities, the numerous archeological sites and of course the food and the wines like Nero d’Avola or Marsala or the sweet Passito and Zibibbo are known world wide.

At the end of your dinner you will likely to be offered the tasty Almond flavored white wine.Tourists and voyagers can enjoy the typical dishes like the home made pastas recipes: Pasta alla Norma (named out of Vincenzo Bellini opera), Pasta con le sarde, Pasta con acciughe e finocchietto, as well as the famous Arancini, la Caponata, le Melanzane alla parmigiana, not to mention the well known pastries and cakes: Cannoli siciliani, Cassata, Frutta Martorana and the Modica chocolate to name a few.”

Thank you MN for your contribution to Sicilia Part 3!
Additional Resources:
“Marsala, wine town and landing point of Garibaldi’s 1000 men”
http://www.thethinkingtraveller.com/thinksicily/guide-to-sicily/towns-and-cities-in-sicily/marsala.aspx

“Ricotta Salata cheese” Everyday Food Ricotta 4/17/2014
http://www.everyday-food.net/ricotta-salata-cheese-ricotta/

“Cannoli Siciliani” bakepedia 3/3/2014
http://www.bakepedia.com/cannoli-siciliani-recipe/

Gianluca, Ignazio, Il Volo, Italia ~~ Italian Life, Piero

Italia – Sicilia Part 2 with Photos by Piero!

May 27, 2014 34 Comments

Piero Barone Il Volo @piero_barone May 7
Il tempio di “Zeus“! I love Sicily!! #something #special #we #have pic.twitter.com/SUYS4ZHgrL

We are so lucky to have a few photos of some of the very “special” archaeological sites in Sicily taken by our own PIERO! Here are a few more shots by Piero!

Piero Barone Il Volo @piero_barone May 6

The beautiful “Castle” of my hometown “NARO”… #origini #MyLove #Where #i #grow #up with my friend @dariomirabile pic.twitter.com/rSoCcjCUSi

Piero Barone Il Volo @piero_barone · May 7
I templi pic.twitter.com/eSqseeEtQQ

MN continues Sicilia Part 2, “The ancient Roman name for Sicily was Trinacria, because of its triangular shape. Sicily has undergone a range of dominations, from Greeks, Romans, Germanic and Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, French, Spanish and the Bourbons till the unification of Italy in 1861. Therefore the historical remains of these different cultures, like ancient temples, theaters, ancient statues and Barocan churches can be found in archeological sites, museums and cities around the island.” Thank you MN for your contribution to Sicilia Part 2! Michele

Here I am back on the bus on the way to another archaeological site in Sicilia!

Greek archaeological site of Selinunte

We finally get to eat overlooking the beautiful beach above with the ruins of Selinunte in view!

“On the south west coast of Sicily, not far from Mazara del Vallo, lies one of the largest and most impressive archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. On a par with pretty much anything found in Greece itself, Selinunte has lain abandoned for over 2,000 years, its numerous temples, acropolis and agora in dignified ruins… Selinunte is beautifully located, sitting on a high plain and overlooking the sea. It is flanked on either side by golden beaches.” Read more:

http://www.thethinkingtraveller.com/thinksicily/guide-to-sicily/archaeological-sites-in-sicily/selinunte.aspx

Photo credits: Piero Barone via Twitter, Michele (MFA)

Italia – Sicilia Part 2 — to be continued.