It's all about finding stuff you can relate to...and of course, you may find something playing in the background at a restaurant where you have an awesome meal that will forever be in your head after "this" trip of a lifetime that you will listen to once you get home forever.

....whisky and soda, roccorol ...

The modern treatment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT-fOr29OfA

Or perhaps you'll prefer the uncrowned queen of southern Italy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hWg6lTzR2I

Not sure about the second film's soundtrack, but the first must be available for ipod somewhere?

Peter

Laura Pausini is one of the most popular italian singers, i am sure you will love her music.
manlygirl mentioned Mina !!!! This is THE greatest italian singer !!

claudio baglioni!!!

Best italian artists:


- Il Volo (Grande Amore)
- Laura Pausini
- Emma Marrone (La mia Città and l'Amore non mi basta)
Alessandra Amoroso (Stupida, Bellezza incanto e nostalgia, Non devi perdermi)
- Lorenzo Fragola
- Nina Zilli
- Vasco Rossi
- Elisa
- Tiziano Ferro
- Ligabue
- Club Dogo
- Marracash
- Lacuna Coil
- Mondo Marcio
- Noemi
- Chiara
- Paola e Chiara
- Giorgia
- Madh
- Malika Ayane
- Francesca Michielin
- Marco Mengoni
- Le Donatella (Scarpe Diem)
- Baby K (Killer, Femmina Alfa...)

After googling Italian opera:


Click on the names of these famous Italian operas and see and hear excerpts from them. (Please be patient as we add more information! And, do come back!)

Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi

Cavalleria Rusticana, by Pietro Mascagni

Il Barbiere de Siviglia, by Gioachino Rossini

La Gioconda, by Amilcare Ponchielli

La traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi

L’elisir d’amore, by Gaetano Donizetti

Madama Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini

Nabucco, by Giuseppe Verdi

Norma, by Vincenzo Bellini

Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoncavallo