asin: B000W7Y6BA binding: DVD list price: $29.98 USD amazon price: $27.82 USD

Opera superstars Renée Fleming and Rolando Villazón star in the sumptuous 2006 Los Angeles production of Verdi's tragic masterpiece, La Traviata. This performance was the highlight of James Conlon's much-anticipated inaugural season as the music director of Los Angeles Opera, a post that followed his impressive tenure at the Paris National Opera. The lavish production was filmed in Hi-Definition Widescreen to capture all of the excitement and drama on stage. Veteran Verdi baritone Renato Bruson rounds out this dynamic ensemble.

asin: B000RHSRPQ binding: Audio CD list price: $16.98 USD amazon price: $13.60 USD

Juan Diego Flórez is THE tenor for bel canto operas, the first choice for any new production at the world's greatest opera houses. Flórez recently performed the first aria encore at La Scala in 74 years. On Voce d'Italia, he pays tribute to an extraordinary predecessor who inspired some of his greatest stage roles and became the first `superstar tenor': Giovanni Battista Rubini. Like Flórez today, Rubini was loved as much for the touching pathos of his slow singing as for the thrilling power of his fast, high roulades.

asin: B000CC1TGA binding: Audio CD list price: $18.98 USD amazon price: $14.46 USD

Romance. Passion. Emotion. These words are synonymous with the voice of Andrea Bocelli. Almost ten years ago he exploded onto the international music scene with Romanza, and has since sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide. Amore--released amongst the glamor of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy (where he will perform at the closing ceremony) and the romance of Valentine's Day--finds Bocelli straying from the carefully groomed classical ground in which he is most familiar.

asin: B0007V5WB4 binding: Audio CD list price: $17.98 USD amazon price: $14.42 USD

Anyone discovering this album who had never heard or heard of Luciano Pavarotti would immediately recognize greatness, a one-of-a-kind, one-per-generation (maybe) talent and personality that commands attention, respect, and yes, even love.

author: Robert Hellenga asin: 0316117633 binding: Hardcover list price: $23.99 USD amazon price: $18.71 USD

An exhilarating novel of romance, art, and food in Florence, featuring the beloved Margot Harrington, who graced Robert Hellenga's The Sixteen Pleasures. Margot Harrington's memoir about her discovery in Florence of a priceless masterwork of Renaissance erotica - and the misguided love affair it inspired - is now, 25 years later, being made into a movie. Margot, with the help of her lover, Woody, writes a script that she thinks will validate her life.

author: Professor Robert A. Orsi asin: 0300091354 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $35.51 USD

In a masterful evocation of Italian Harlem and the men and women who lived there, Robert Orsi examines how the annual festa of the Madonna of 115th Street both influenced and reflected the lives of the celebrants. His prize-winning book offers a new perspective on lived religion, the place of religion in the everyday lives of men, women, and children, the experiences of immigration and community formation, and American Catholicism.

author: Stephen Puleo asin: 0807050377 binding: Paperback list price: $16.00 USD amazon price: $15.37 USD

The first history of the Boston Italians and how they transformed themselves and their city

A Boston Globe Bestseller

In this lively and engaging history, Stephen Puleo tells the story of the Boston Italians from their earliest years, when a largely illiterate and impoverished people in a strange land recreated the bonds of village and region in the cramped quarters of the North End.

author: Stephen Krensky asin: 0679888470 binding: Paperback list price: $3.99 USD amazon price: $3.99 USD

What's it like to have a wiggly, twisty-turny tooth inside your mouth? Stephen Krensky's funny, kid-friendly, rhyming text answers this question and more! "Do lions have this problem, too? What do sharks and hippos do?" This Step 1 book is perfect for first-time readers and those about to lose their first tooth!

author: Kristen Heitzmann asin: 076422381X binding: Paperback list price: $13.99 USD amazon price: $13.99 USD

An Italian heiress, driven by hope and vengeance, moves to the mining town of Crystal, Colorado. Diamond of the Rockies book 1.

author: Robyn Webb asin: 1580402208 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $27.92 USD

Every luscious Italian entree one can think of is here, made healthy and diabetes-friendly thanks to food master Robyn Webb. Who can resist sinking a fork into veal marsala or salmon with leeks and mushrooms? Some of the 150 dishes are low in carbs, and all of them are easy to fix—many can be cooked in one pan! It comes with complete nutritional analysis and meets all ADA guidelines. Meals include pastas, meats, vegetarian dishes, and light desserts, all with a taste of Tuscany.

author: Michael Chiarello Penelope Wisner asin: 0811863794 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $39.19 USD

This classic cookbook from Food Network star Michael Chiarello is at last available in paperback. It's vintage Chiarello: blending simple yet sophisticated recipes from Napa Valley's famed Tra Vigne restaurant with the grace of Wine Country living and the warmth of his Italian heritage. More than 80 rustic recipes are enhanced by personal stories, detailed descriptions of how to choose ingredients for seasonal perfection and deliciousness, and Chiarello's personal philosophy of life as it relates to cooking—and feeding—those you love.