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Rome: Music Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler's city playlist.

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Compilations:

Viaggio Italiano by Andrea Bocelli
Collection of Neapolitan classics ("O Sole Mio"), Italian opera arias, and an "Ave Maria."

Caro Amico Ti Scrivo by Lucio Dalla
Top hits by one of Italy's most thoughtful contemporary singer-songwriters.

Italian Café by Putumayo
Compilation of what Putumayo calls "classic and contemporary Italian songs that will transport you to the romantic cafes of Rome, Milan, and Venice."

An Italian Songbook (Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini) by Cecilia Bartoli
Italian bel canto singer Bartoli partners with conductor-pianist James Levine on a selection of Italian opera arias.

Serenata Napulitana by Roberto Murolo
One of Naples' true classicists delivers soulful interpretations of Neapolitan gems—which sound just as wonderful a little farther up the coast in Rome.

Classic Songs:

1. "Roma Non far la Stupida Stasera" ("The Lights of Roma") by Jerry Vale
2. "Vecchia Roma" by Claudio Villa
3. "Arrivederci Roma" by Sergio Franchi
4. "Porta Portese" by Fabrizio Guaglioni
5. "Quanto Sei Bella Roma" by Phyllis Lynd
6. "On an Evening in Roma" by Dean Martin
7. "Grazie Roma" by Enzo Faresin
8. "Barcarolo Romano" by Alvaro Amici

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