salire alla ribalta

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to rise to the forefront”. === Verb === salìre alla ribalta (first-person singular present sàlgo alla ribalta, first-person singular past historic salìi alla ribalta, past participle salìto alla ribalta, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive, idiomatic) to acquire notoriety and public importance; to step into the limelight