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...Turay and Saffer, by far the most talented singers in the production, were brilliant throughout. His rendition of "Una furtiva lagrima" got more applause than any other aria; her passionate confidence in the panacea of her own charm had the audience all set to hear "Vedrai, carino" from "Don Giovanni...
...GIOVANNI CICIONE (R) District 1 (East--part of Providence; Pawtucket; Newport...
Charity makes strange stagefellows. SHERYL CROW and LUCIANO PAVAROTTI dipped into each other's arias of expertise for Pavarotti and Friends for War Child, a concert recording that's intended to raise money for children in war-torn areas. Crow gamely attempted a duet from Mozart's Don Giovanni. Pavarotti almost as bravely launched into Holy Mother with Eric Clapton, Live Like Horses with Elton John and New York, New York with Liza Minnelli. The album's almost worth a listen just to hear him go for the big notes in "Myyyy little town blooos...
Last week in Sicily, Italian police arrested the country's top Mafioso, Giovanni Brusca, leading many Americans to wonder, Do Italian mobsters have colorful nicknames the way well-known U.S. mobsters do, like Vincent ("The Chin") Gigante and Salvatore ("Sammy the Bull") Gravano? In fact, Brusca is known as "The Pig." Other examples of Sicilian nomenclature...
PALERMO, Sicily: Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca was arrested by four hundred police officers in his Canatello vacation home. Charged with killing of anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone, Brusca was taken into custody while watching a movie about Falcone's death. Brusca allegedly set off a roadside explosion which killed Falcone, his wife and three police agents as their cars sped along a highway near Palermo. He was taken to a Palermo prison amid cheering crowds of police officers. "The police were absolutely joyous last night," says TIME's Greg Burke. "A victory celebration broke out when he was brought...