André Rieu Concert in Piazza Della Republica, Cortona

Cortona is a small town in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the base for some scenes in Roberto Benigni's film Life is Beautiful, in Italian La Vita è bella. It is also famous as the setting for the 2004 film Under the Tuscan Sun and the live concert in the in Piazza Della Republica by André Rieu and his "Johann Strauss Orchestra" broadcast in the United States on the PBS television network. www. ... www. ... André Rieu (born October 1, 1949 in Maastricht, Holland) is a Dutch violinist and conductor. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Roberto Benigni. ... Life Is Beautiful (originally La Vita è bella) is a 1997 Italian language film which tells the story of an Italian Jew Guido (played by Roberto Benigni) who lives in a romantic fairy tale, but must learn how to use that dreamy quality to survive a concentration camp with his young... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Movie poster for Under the Tuscan Sun Under the Tuscan Sun is a 2003 film directed by Audrey Wells. ... André Rieu (born October 1, 1949 in Maastricht, Holland) is a Dutch violinist and conductor. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ...

Cortona may be accessed by rail: the closest station is Camucia on the main Florence - Rome line, three kilometres away. Cortona was one of the 12 Etruscan cities, and it was also important during Roman times. Parts of the Etruscan city wall can still be seen today as the basis of the present wall. The town's chief artistic treasures are two panels by Fra Angelico in the Diocesan Museum, an Annunciation and a Madonna and Child with Saints. A third surviving work by the same artist is the fresco above the entrance to the church of San Domenico, likewise painted during his stay at Cortona in 1436. Cortona is beautifully set on a hill high above the Val di Chiana plain. Camucia is a small town in Tuscany, Italy which is a railway halt on the main Florence - Rome line. ... Florence - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... See: Etruscan civilization Etruscan language Etruscan alphabet Etruscan mythology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ... Il Beato Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole (the Beatified Friar John the Angelic of Fiesole) (Vicchio di Mugello (Florence) 1395 c. ...