The literal translation of the Italian phrase "la città morta" is "the dead city".
There's a tragic drama called "La Cittá Morta" composed by Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. "La Cittá Morta" is a tragedy in five acts.
The first absolute tragedy went on stage in January 1898 in Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt in Anna's role, in a French translation - not a publisher and translator - of the original Italian text. The first Italian took place at the Teatro Lirico in Milan on 21 March 2024 and the female protagonist was played by Eleonora Duse.
Check out a collection of useful phrases in Italian from Linguanaut.com and Omniglot.com.
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