WHEN ROSARIO FIORELLO, an Italian comedian known for his mocking impersonations, parodied Franco Battiato, people mistook his song for the real thing. The send-up of Italian pop music’s eccentric ...
Though hugely popular as a singer-songwriter in Italy, he never stopped experimenting. He composed for movies, opera and ballet, directed films and painted. By Gaia Pianigiani Franco Battiato, one of ...