Traumatised by the Second World War, my Italian nonno [grandfather] found peace working in his suburban Australian veggie patch while blasting opera out the back window. We weren’t a musical family, ...
Italian opera is known for its onstage melodrama, as performers belt out impassioned arias amid emotionally charged plots. But Venice’s La Fenice – one of Italy’s most prestigious opera houses – is ...
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 ...
taly’s leading opera houses are entering the 2026 autumn–winter season with an ambitious repertoire, offering an exceptional opportunity for individually planned cultural travel. From Milan to Naples, ...
Phillips’ interpretation makes Rossini’s buoyant music accessible to modern audiences by providing hilariously mischievous surtitle translations for Felice Romani’s libretto, adding broad, physical ...
Italy's opera houses may be an ocean away, but the Stockton Symphony's next concert brings that musical world into conversation with a voice from home. At Viva Italia!, a waltz by Stockton composer ...