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High Notes and Low Notes
Her mother sung in a choir and her father was an operatic stage manager. So there is no surprise that Claudia Muzio became an opera singer. Her father’s job kept them on the move. Although from Italy, Claudia’s family lived … Continue reading
Bebina Bunny and Alexander von Humboldt
“One curiosity leads to another.” Bebina Bunny Recently I read Matteo Farinella’s article “Alexander von Humboldt” where he makes reference to Andrea Wulf’s “The Invention of Nature”. It was a happy read as I discovered Farinella (illustrator of “Neurocomic”), … Continue reading
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“Adelita or Die Lorelei?”
The Mexican Revolution was not just about Mexico. It was also about other countries that got involved for political aka economical reasons. Paul von Hintze studied at the Naval Academy which eventually led to his becoming an admiral in the German … Continue reading
The Hero of Two Worlds
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Italy was fragmented and divided up into various kingdoms. Battles routinely moved boundaries but, in the early 1800s, Italy was basically divided into 3 parts: the Bourbons in the south, the Pope in … Continue reading
Futurists without a future
At the beginning of the 1900s, the United States and much of Europe was being swept away by the Industrial Revolution. But Italy, burdened with grandeurs of the past (Ancient Rome, Renaissance, Baroque) had difficulties updating itself. So a group … Continue reading
