Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian President Sergio Mattarella attends a gala concert at the Arena di Verona, held to celebrate the inclusion of Italian ...

Unesco describes art form as ‘means of free expression’ with cultural value ‘recognised at national and international levels’ Italian opera singing has been recognised on a UN cultural heritage list ...

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 ...

Young students perform the Peking opera Badachui in Wuhan on May 8, 2023.[Photo/CGTN] Peking opera, inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a ...

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was the pop star of his era. Even 100 years after his death, his operas like 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme' remain staple repertoire — and politically ...

The Italian San Carlo opera, the oldest opera in the world and one of the biggest international artistic and cultural operas, will be organized on October 11 in Cairo for the first time in Egypt, ...

The extraordinary move comes after shipping containers filled with sets, instruments, scenery and costumes for the Fondazione Arena di Verona production of Verdi’s AIDA suffered customs and shipping ...

The Living Arts Centre’s opera film series draws to a close this Sunday with a performance of two short Italian operas that are often paired together. Hammerson Hall will screen a high-definition ...

Italian opera singing has been recognized on a UN cultural heritage list in an acknowledgment of the practice as a “living art form.” Italian opera made its debut in the late 1500s in Florence and ...

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni attended a celebration at Verona's ancient Arena for Italian lyric opera's UNESCO recognition. Conducted by Riccardo Muti, 170 musicians, 314 choral singers, and global ...

Peking opera, inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a performance art dating back to the late 18th century and incorporates singing, reciting ...