Unpredictable, experimenter and eclectic artist. These are just some of the adjectives that can be compared to the figure of Franco Battiato, the singer-songwriter from Catania who died last ...
On its final day the Taormina Film Festival, now in its 67th edition, pays homage to Franco Battiato: the philosopher of music. To remember the late singer-songwriter will be ...
From 2 July Alice, pseudonym of Carla Bissi, will be back on tour to pay homage to her teacher and mentor Franco Battiato. The singer-songwriter will give life ...
Milo is one of the most evocative medieval villages in eastern Sicily. Called 'u Milu, in Sicilian dialect, it rises on the slopes of Etna, in the province of Catania….
Villa Grazia, Franco Battiato's home in Milo (CT), will soon obtain the status of a cultural asset. This is what was decided by the Superintendency of ...
The news was running on the web from the early hours of the morning… we hoped it wasn't true. It leaves us a pillar of Italian music. Sicily and all of Italy ...
Franco Battiato is an Italian artist of great depth. He is a composer, author, singer and also a director, painter and writer. Siciliano, from Jonia, now Riposto, in the province of ...
Francesco De Gregori, author-poet of some of the most evocative lyrics, has managed to masterfully embody the spirit of the Italian songwriting. Intellectual end and lover ...