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 ...
VENICE—Luca Salsi glowered and lurched his way around the stage, clutching his hand to his chest as he geared up for his death scene in “Simon Boccanegra,” Verdi’s opera about a pirate who becomes ...
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 ...
MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — As the world's best athletes compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the host country is showcasing another cultural treasure: its renowned opera tradition ...
Long before K-pop took off, it was South Korea's classical musicians who were rocking the music world. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports on an historic Italian opera house that's been around for nearly 2 1/2 ...
Appointment of Beatrice Venezi, a personal friend of Giorgia Meloni, had been mired in controversy from the outset ...
: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: The story incorrectly calls Giuseppe Verdi’s “Va, pensiero” an aria. It is a chorus.] LEILA FADEL, HOST: Long before K-pop took off, it was South Korea's classical ...