Photograph by Giorgio Allegretti, Age Fotostock Twenty of his 30 operatic works are still regularly performed in the great opera houses across the world, proving Verdi is as adored now as he was ...

The earliest work labelled 'opera' was Dafne (1594-98) by Jacopo Peri. The first truly great opera composer was Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) who developed older models into a musico-dramatic ...

With “Luisa Miller,” Verdi began an unbroken sequence of great operas culminating in the middle-period heights of “Rigoletto,” “Il Trovatore” and “La Traviata” (and don’t sleep o ...

Conlon, 74, announced in March that he would retire. "I am thrilled to conclude my tenure by conducting three great operas, including the final works of both Mozart and Verdi," he said in a statement.

Thanks to singers like Mariusz Kwiecień and Piotr Beczała, Poland has become synonymous with great opera. However, few people know that the music world’s fascination with Polish singers began a ...

In this interview with SBS Italian, Gianluca Falaschi explains how he created the costumes for Giuseppe Verdi's Attila, currently staged by Opera Australia in a co-production with La Scala in Milan.

Lyric Opera of Chicago is committed to redefining what it means to experience great opera. The company is driven to deliver consistently excellent artistry through innovative, relevant ...