Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"Santa Lucia" (Italian: [ˈsanta luˈtʃiːa], Neapolitan: [ˈsandə luˈʃiːə]) is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was translated by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) from Neapolitan into Italian and published by the Cottrau firm, as a barcarola , in Naples in 1849, during the first stage of the Italian unification .
The album consists of traditional Italian and Neapolitan songs (e. g. Santa Lucia) as well as then-current contemporary songs like Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) or Piove which both had risen to international fame after being Italy's entries to the Eurovision Song Contests of 1958 and 1959.
"Santa Lucia Luntana" is a Neapolitan song written by E. A. Mario in 1919. (There is also a different Neapolitan song transcribed by Cottreau into Italian as "Santa Lucia"; "Santa Lucia Luntana" is sometimes referred to as "Santa Lucia", leading to confusion.) The song is very popular in the repertoire of many singers. Mario Lanza (Mario!
Santa Lucia (Verona), an ancient paesino next to Verona; Santa Lucia del Mela, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily; Santa Lucia di Piave, a comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, north-eastern Italy; Santa Lucia di Serino, a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
The song was copyrighted officially in 1905, and has become one of the most popular of this traditional genre; others include "'O sole mio", "Funiculì funiculà", and "Santa Lucia". History [ edit ]
Jimmy Carter speaks along side other former presidents' George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama as they attend the Hurricane Relief Concert in College Station, Texas, on ...
Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827 – 30 March 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician. [1] He specialised in "folksy" Neapolitan songs. [2] His arrangement of "Santa Lucia" was published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley. [3]
Unfortunately, George Pickens had to battle a hamstring injury before he got to face off against the Cleveland Browns and newest rival Greg Newsome II. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has ...