Looking for the lyrics to traditional Italian music? The Galleria della Canzone is a fascinating collection of Italian music lyrics covering the past century in Italy, with images and audio ... Read More

Italian is rich in short pithy sayings that reveal much about the traditions and cultural heritage of Italy. Not surprisingly, given the large variety of regional differences in the Italian ... Read More

The Northeast Theatre, Marywood University Continuing Education, and Lingua Sì are presenting La Bocca del Lupo, an adventure in Italian comedy. It's a three week, hands-on intensive course in both ... Read More

Or is it: Per Cui Suona la Campana? In the About Italian Language forums there's been an ongoing debate about the correct translation into Italian of Ernest Hemingway's title: For ... Read More

In Italy, as in much of the world, April 1st is traditionally a day of practical jokes, pranks, and silliness. The origin of this custom is ancient and ambiguous, but ... Read More

Looking for a simple way to memorize more Italian vocabulary without having to study? LinguaSaver is a screensaver that helps users learn a foreign language. Choose two languages to be ... Read More

What did he say and when did he say it? On Porta a Porta this week, a popular Italian talk show broadcast on RAI state television, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio ... Read More

It's a tongue-twister of a name, that's for sure! Lo Sciogliscilinguagnolo is described as a "giornale telematico di informazioni, attualità, curiosità e giochi dalla lingua italiana" - an online journal ... Read More

Imagine swimming in the Ionion Sea this summer and visiting archeological ruins, monuments, and churches, all while learning the Italian language. The De Rada Summer Program 2005, in the Italian ... Read More

First, members of the Italian parliament launched a campaign against English phrases and syntax that were flooding into their culture and language, and threatening to kill off Italian(!). Then Italian officials ... Read More

Think you might be the next Pavarotti? The Centro di Cultura Italiana Casentino has a series of Italian language courses on lyrical opera this year. The school is based in ... Read More

What's in an Italian last name? Ask Leonardo da Vinci. Piero della Francesca. Alessandro Botticelli. Or Domenico Ghirlandaio. They were all great artists of the Italian Renaissance, and their surnames ... Read More

Tradition and ritual play a strong role in Italian culture, especially during celebrations such as Easter. No matter what date Easter falls on, there are many ceremonies and culinary customs ... Read More