Carolina, Antonia and her mother Maria escape to Milan after murdered her violent father, in the city Antonia seeks to follow her mother's dream of become a singer but shortly after they discover that the true talent lies with Carolina.

From Rome's Parco della Musica auditorium, the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia perform: A Tribute to the Melodramas of Bellini and Donizetti.

The Italian series Belcanto takes us to the world of early opera and the Napoleonic era.

The Italian series Belcanto takes us to the world of early opera and the Napoleonic era.

An unsuccessful artistic director tries to raise money for a new opera house at a gala with celebrities from the worlds of culture and finance (and thus secure his own career) - an attempt that fails miserably.