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, ...

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 (AP) — Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted Thursday with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” an opera that hits hot-button ...

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 ...