Ludwig van Beethoven had a visitor. A young man stepped into the legendary composer’s attic apartment in Vienna. He was introduced as Gioachino Rossini. “Ah ...

Two weeks ago, the 35-year-old Italian conductor Beatrice Venezi was appointed as the music director of ... Italy’s most prestigious opera houses, which has twice risen, phoenix-like from the ashes ...

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 ...

An American soprano who sang when the United States rejoined UNESCO weighed in on the agency’s addition of Italian opera singing to a heritage list. By Farah Nayeri Is opera an endangered art form ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

The 76th annual Fort Myers Community Concert series features five new shows at B.B. Mann Hall. The series includes performances by Orchestra Manhattan, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Three Italian ...