Italy celebrated the inclusion of Italian opera singing on the World Heritage List with a gala concert at the Arena of Verona on Friday night that was broadcast on national television. The concert, ...

A star-studded concert pulled out all the stops to celebrate one of the country’s most important art forms. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome and Verona, Italy If there was ever any question ...

“My favourite composer is Puccini,” says Borsi, “and I feel very good when I sing Puccini’s music. I was born in the south of Italy, near Rome, but I grew up in Tuscany not far from Pisa and Livorno.

An American soprano who sang when the United States rejoined UNESCO weighed in on the agency’s addition of Italian opera singing to a heritage list. By Farah Nayeri Is opera an endangered art form ...

One of the most distinctive elements of Turandot is the recurring use of the Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower. During this year's China tour, the song became even more special when local children ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When it comes to globally-renowned Italian “popera” trio Il Volo, everything old is new again. The trio’s soaring vocals and modern take on classical-crossover music is breathing new ...

A new study led by researchers from Keio University in Japan offer important insights into the key factors determining the scores of aspiring opera singers in singing competitions, providing a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Italian opera singer Cesare Siepi, famed for his polished bass vocals in performances of "Don Giovanni" in a long opera career, has died in Atlanta, his family said on Tuesday. He ...

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know ...