CLEVELAND, Ohio —Pack a picnic, grab a lawn chair and settle in among fountains and formal gardens as opera returns to one of ...

A recital featuring emerging opera stars in San Francisco this week curated by Merola Opera Program faculty member Mario Antonio Marra reflects his mission to champion Neapolitan music.

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 ...

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 ...

VENICE—Luca Salsi glowered and lurched his way around the stage, clutching his hand to his chest as he geared up for his death scene in “Simon Boccanegra,” Verdi’s opera about a pirate who becomes ...

Fortunato Ortombina, the general director of Teatro La Fenice, Venice’s opera house, will succeed Dominique Meyer, a respected French impresario. By Elisabetta Povoledo The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, ...

About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible.

The Arena di Verona Opera Festival opens this Friday, June 5 for the first of 50-plus nights this summer (June 5–Sep 12). Central to the 2026 offerings are six productions of classic Italian operas by ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Voice faculty members in Mississippi State’s Department of Music are presenting an Italian opera recital Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on MSU’s campus. “La Regata Italiana” takes place in ...

Hosted since its founding in the 10,000-seat, open-air Roman amphitheater at the heart of the Italian city of Verona, the Arena di Verona Opera Festival is the largest, oldest, and most international ...

Searching for a one-of-a-kind experience this summer? Music tourism is on the rise worldwide as travelers look for immersive cultural events to make their trip truly special. This year, music lovers ...