Italy celebrated the inclusion of Italian opera singing on the World Heritage List with a gala concert at the Arena of Verona on Friday night that was broadcast on national television. The concert, ...

PALERMO, Sicily (CN) — Italy’s illustrious opera world — a centuries-old bastion of artistry, discipline and national pride — is facing something it has never seen before: an orchestra on strike ...

Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. By A.J. Goldmann The Italian ...

VERONA, Italy — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera’s ...

Opera is as fundamental to Italy’s soul as the Colosseum, Michelangelo or pasta. To attend an opera performance here in the summer is a quintessential Italian experience — especially if you’re willing ...

The Arena is the largest open-air theatre in the world - Copyright AFP Marco BERTORELLO The Arena is the largest open-air theatre in the world - Copyright AFP Marco ...

Andrea Bocelli has invited Timothée Chalamet to his opera show. Amid the actor’s controversial take on the art, the Italian Tenor wants the former to attend one of his performances. In his interview ...

VERONA, ItalyVERONA, Italy — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric ...