John Milton, who was born in London on 9 December 1608 and died in 1674, was an English poet, and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He is best known for “Paradise Lost”, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. He wrote in English, […]
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Il cammino Papa Francesco ha aperto oggi il Sinodo dei Vescovi con una Messa solenne celebrata nella Basilica di San Pietro. Nella sua omelia ha sottolineato i tre verbi che caratterizzano il cammino del Sinodo (e della nostra vita): incontrare, ascoltare e discernere. Il Papa ha detto che tutti siamo chiamati a diventare esperti nell’arte […]
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John Gay & The Beggar’s Opera (1) John Gay, English poet and dramatist, was born on 30 June 1685. He owes his fame chiefly to ‘The Beggar’s Opera‘ (1728), a ballad opera in three acts with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It was first performed in London, in 1728 and produced by John Rich, an […]
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