For only the second time in Academy Awards history, two of the five nominated songs are from documentaries-and one of them is ...

Simon Boccanegra premiered at La Fenice in 1857, and centres on a Genovese doge’s loosening grip on power and his reunion ...

A musically ambitious yet uneven 'Rigoletto' in the beautiful southern city reveals both the resilience of the Italian opera ...

San Francisco Opera will present a dynamic 2026-27 season, featuring a mix of classic operas and new productions. Highlights ...

"Love and Romance: A Night of Italian Opera" will be presented Feb. 11 by Mechanics Hall. This is the third year the concert has been presented close to Valentine's Day. To enhance the romantic mood, ...

Damiano Michieletto, a name synonymous with innovative opera direction, stands at the pinnacle of Italian opera today. With 50 years of life behind him and a remarkable 23-year career that has seen ...

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner is trying something new — instead of a musical for Broadway, he's written an opera, now playing in Philadelphia.

After starting the new year with a fine production of Puccini's Turandot, the Royal Opera has done even better with a perfect performance of Verdi's La Traviata ...

If there is one Italian opera that the general public might know, even in pieces, that opera might well be Rigoletto, by composer Giuseppe Verdi. Presented by the Canadian Opera Company from Jan. 24 ...

As the Milan-Cortina festivities unspooled across multiple locations, the theme of "harmony" felt more necessary — and harder ...

In the end, Alden’s updated, politically aware Rigoletto may not be for everyone; that much has been true since its notorious ...

Replacing cutting-edge technology with the warmth of the human body, breath, and analog sensibility. The San Siro Olympic ...