Italian composer Armando Trovajoli dies at 95 March 2, 2013 - 21:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armando Trovajoli, an Italian who composed music for some 300 films and wrote a serenade to Rome popular with tourists, has died at age 95, The Associated Press reports. The city's mayor, Gianni Alemanno, called Trovajoli "the voice of Rome." The Italian news agency ANSA said widow Maria Paola Trovajoli on Saturday, March 2 announced the death, saying her husband died a few days ago but declining to give the exact date. Among Trovajoli's hits was "Roma nun fa' la stupida stasera," a romantic melody played for visitors that translates roughly as "Rome, don't act silly this evening." He also composed scores for Italian hit movies including "Two Women," starring Sophia Loren, and the neorealist classic "Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice.)" A pianist, he played alongside such jazz greats as Miles Davis and Duke Ellington.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
