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, ...

In Milan, a special performance at the Opera prison has featured instruments made from smugglers' boats that brought migrants ...

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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 ...

The San Carlo in Naples is at the center of an offstage drama in which each of two respected figures believes he is the house’s rightful leader. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome. It’s hard ...

Soprano Angel Blue, at a rehearsal last year of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones," says she is dropping out of an Italian opera house performance due to its previous use of blackface. (Jason DeCrow / ...

From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries ...

The influence can be traced back to the 1800s when opera companies and their star singers traveled from Italy to perform across the country. How Italian opera influenced Mexican ranchera It's a full ...

VERONA, Italy (AP) — 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 ...