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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROME — In the pitch-dark auditorium of Rome’s Teatro Costanzi, a high-pitched lament floated from the top galleries. Dozens of flashlights snapped on, their beams crisscrossing crazily, seeking the ...

“Italian opera,” snorts one Milanese buff, “is going to the dogs because so many dogs are singing it today.” Symptomatic of the problem was La Scala’s season-ending production last week of a ...

The Italian Opera House and Palmo’s Opera House (below) were the two first purpose-built opera houses, meaning, designed and used specifically for opera. Prior to that, there were other venues used ...

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 ...