Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. Maria Callas has always been a go-to fashion icon in opera history, ...

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 ...

The San Carlo in Naples is at the center of an offstage drama in which each of two respected figures believes he is the house’s rightful leader. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome. It’s hard ...

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, ...

VERONA, Italy — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera’s ...

MILAN — Italian melodrama's official recognition as a global cultural treasure was celebrated Thursday during La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” with some of the drama spilling out ...

Ah, the opera. It is an otherworldly experience to sit in a hushed, dimly lit theater, gazing at the stage as a hidden orchestra strikes the first stirring chord. The drama is also a cathartic ...

MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure was celebrated Thursday during La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” with some of the drama spilling ...

VERONA, Italy (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera’s ...

From boos to vegetables, opera stars have had to put up with all sorts being aimed in their direction over the centuries ...