text: It seems there's no end to Nicola Benedetti's talent. Professional violinist by day and... Italian Olympic athlete?
  We know the young Scottish violinist has a hectic schedule, but we were more than a little shocked to hear Nicola Benedetti is in the running to win an Olympic medal for Italy in the Modern Pentathlon. Until we realised she shares her name with a superstar Italian male athlete.
  Nicola ‘The Heron’ Benedetti, not to be confused with the musician, is the tallest modern pentathlete in the world, measuring in at 6ft 6. He’s competing in the London 2012 Olympics, and hopes to make it to the podium – as far as we know, his violin skills aren’t up to much.
  Nicola and Nicola are unrelated, but they certainly share similar ideals. Both of their chosen disciplines take hours of practice and dedication.
  We wish him the best of luck, but if he fails to win a medal, perhaps he can seek comfort in the relaxing strains of his namesake’s new album. The Silver Violin is released at the end of August.
  Magda Olivero, Italian opera diva and legendary soprano, has died at the age of 104 after suffering a stroke last month.
  Born in 1910, she was an early-starter, making her operatic debut in 1932 when she sang an oratorio by Italian composer Nino Cattozzo. Her voice went on to win her a variety of operatic roles until 1941, when she unexpectedly retired from opera to focus on her family and her marriage.
  Following persuasion from composer Francesco Cilea, Olivero finally returned to the stage in 1951 and enjoyed a long and varied international opera career, singing at opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
  She took to the opera stage for the last time at the age of 71, but she kept performing well into her 90s.
  Vincent Messina, the producer of Alma Mater, and Don Giulio Neroni, a St. Paul priest opened the concert by reading a letter from Pope Benedict XVI in Italian and English.
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