Opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic have become involved in a tale of stolen talent, bitter recrimination and nasty injuries that would do justice to any of the great emotional works. But the ...

Rome may seem eternally plagued by challenges but the capital's unlikely success stories should serve as a reminder that positive change is possible in the Italian city. In just five years, the Teatro ...

Swedish soprano Cornelia Beskow stars in the lead role of Jenůfa in this production of Leoš Janáček’s three-act opera of the same name. Based on a play by Gabriela Preissová named Její pastorkyň, the ...

The director’s take on Verdi’s tragic opera has costumes by Valentino and sets by Batman’s production designer … and still it is traditional and cliched Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s new production of ...

Rome's Teatro Costanzi, the Eternal City's opera house, stages a production of Lucrezia Borgia, the historical opera written by Gaetano Donizetti. The great composer worked with Felice Romani, an ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. They do things differently here. The chorus troop on, sing and troop off. The setting, ornate and decorative, makes ...

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 operatic fashion, carrying a coffin through the ...

Doha: Talented artistes from the prestigious Teatro dell’Opera di Roma breathed new life into favourite classic arias by celebrated Italian opera composers as they delivered a bravura performance to a ...