As the birthplace of opera, Italy is home to many of the world's most famous opera houses. In fact, at least one opera house can be found in most every substantial city in the country, many of which ...

Millions of people from all over the world will soon be traveling to Italy for the Winter Games. But between the ski, skating ...

Soprano Angel Blue has announced she will not perform in an opera in Italy after the theater used blackface at a previous production. In a post on Instagram, the U.S. singer said she is pulling out of ...

"The public is informed that it has been necessary to cancel Il Trittico of Puccini in October and Lucia di Lammermoor of Donizetti in November," reads the brief web announcement. It's not just any ...

Last month, staff at Catania's opera house staged a funeral in suitably operatic fashion, carrying a coffin through the center of the packed auditorium. The performance wasn't a dramatic staging idea: ...

In the heart of Tuscany’s rolling hills and vineyards is Florence – the epicenter of the Renaissance. Artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael and Botticelli all came from Florence, as did writers Dante ...

In 1937, Aldo Finzi received word that his dream would come true: His newly composed opera, “Serenata al Vento,” would premiere the following year at Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most renowned ...

LATE last year, an Italian orchestra and chorus journeyed across the Atlantic, performing in Washington, New York, Toronto and Chicago. The performers didn’t come from one of Italy’s most iconic opera ...