As the birthplace of opera, Italy is home to many of the world's most famous opera houses. In fact, at least one opera house can be found in most every substantial city in the country, many of which ...

Viking hats, a fat lady and a stage — all of these are commonly associated with the opera. But you won’t find any of these at Trattoria Sorrento’s monthly opera nights. "I’m not a fat lady in horns.

We’re in the beginning stages of planning a 2-3 week trip to northern Italy and Croatia for late summer or early fall, 2012. We need some help deciding on an opera venue, and some clarification on ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Last month, staff at Catania's opera house staged a funeral in suitably ...

A group of European singers has launched a crowd-funding campaign to save Italy’s dilapidated opera houses, hundreds of which have been left to rot. Four hundred years after the bel paese hosted the ...

In 1937, Aldo Finzi received word that his dream would come true: His newly composed opera, “Serenata al Vento,” would premiere the following year at Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most renowned ...

Italy’s opera theaters are in deep trouble: as the Wall Street Journal recently reported, government austerity has reduced their budgets, and by the end of the year the houses whose balance sheets ...

Espresso might have not made the cut, but the Italian opera is seeking to be recognised on UNESCO’s prestigious list of intangible global heritage. Espresso might have not made the cut, but the ...

I enjoyed an opera at Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Opened in 1737 it was once the largest opera house in the world. Faded glory and all of that. The Teatro la Fenice has been reopened in Venice after ...