Omnibus, bella se vuoi venire Where does the Milanese expression stick to the tram, in dialect “taches al tram”? comes from. This very popular expression, which means “it’s your problem”,…

Libiamo nei lieti calici The “Libiamo nei Lieti Calici” is the most beautiful waltz toast in the history of world music.  This choral and duet aria is performed in the…

Lambrusco indicates a series of different grape varieties and its related wines. Its grapes are grown in the provinces of Modena, Reggio Emilia and Mantua and produce sparkling red and…

La Michetta In Milan and Lombardy there is a very ancient saying - "Bring home the michetta" - This sometimes pleasant and sometimes annoying phrase comes from a type of…

Everyone knows it, but few know its history La Bella Gigogin If the news of the “Gazzettino Padano” chose the refrain of the Bella Gigogin to realize its theme song,…

Ave Maria di Gounod Gounod's Ave Maria or rather, Bach Gounod's Ave Maria, contends with Schubert's for the primacy of executions. For the vast majority of people, Schubert's Ave Maria…

Serafino aveva un sifolo Serafino aveva un sifolo (serafino had a flute) is a cheerful folk song, which over time has been included among children's nursery rhymes. This song was…

Trink, Trink, bruderlei trink and Warum ist es am Rhein so schone The presence of the Austrians in Milan took place in two phases. The first Austrian presence in Milan…

Stride la Vampa “Stride la vampa” is the aria of Arzucena, the female protagonist of Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore", written in 1853. The Troubadour, together with the Traviata and the…

Gutturnio Gutturnio DOC is produced in the province of Piacenza and is made with the grape varieties of Barbera and Croatina.  It has an alcohol content of 12%. Ruby red…