ROME — In the pitch-dark auditorium of Rome’s Teatro Costanzi, a high-pitched lament floated from the top galleries. Dozens of flashlights snapped on, their beams crisscrossing crazily, seeking the ...

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, ...

There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a temple of opera, for pomp, pageantry and politics. The opening of the opera season at Teatro alla Scala in Milan draws ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When it comes to globally-renowned Italian “popera” trio Il Volo, everything old is new again. The trio’s soaring vocals and modern take on classical-crossover music is breathing new ...

Appointment of Beatrice Venezi, a personal friend of Giorgia Meloni, had been mired in controversy from the outset ...

"Tosca" will be performed Nov. 1, 5 and 7 at the Detroit Opera House. Puccini set the opera in Rome during the Napoleonic wars, but Detroit Opera's version will move the action to fascist Italy in the ...

ROME, Nov 7 (Reuters) - An Italian opera house has cancelled performances by a Russian singer seen as close to President Vladimir Putin, in a move welcomed by the Italian government. Russian bass ...