Belcanto

This is a drama about three women, the opera and Italy in times of the Austria-Hungarian empire's occupation of Italy. It's got everything: a sweet, talented main character who is neglected by her parents and underprivileged, people who are blinded by ambition, absolutely beautiful singing, great love interests, and an interesting political background. The actors are fabulous, RAI seriously employs a huge group of people who can really act. The director did a fantastic job. The costumes are beautiful and believable. The main characters are absolutely beautiful. I seldomly cry with TV shows, but I did with this one. The scene where everyone sings a song as someone is about to be murdered was heartbreaking and beautiful. The only thing I wanted was to see the love story develop more, and the ending left too many questions unanswered, too many things I still wanted to see. I really hope there's a second season. I watched it because I'm learning Italian, it's a show you can access for free on the official platform or app from RAI Play. Don't skip it if you like dramas and you know Italian, and please watch at least two and a half episodes, you'll fall in love and want to see all eight. Please, make the second season! Fantastic job, everyone.