To overcome his grief, Verdi throws himself into a new opera ... representative in the first Italian parliament, but in 1865, he retired in order to focus on music. His next great work, Don ...

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 life into a sound ...

A recent event at the Italian Academy launched a five-year initiative featuring world premieres, conferences, and other ...

A Perfectly Cooked Afternoon Of Opera And Song" on Sunday, at 4pm.This is an afternoon of passion, drama and romance where two outstanding artists -- Thai tenor Nattha Thammathi and pianist Pana ...

and wrote demanding piano music to show off his own brilliance. Chopin is also among the outstanding composer-performers from this time. In the world of opera, cue the entrance of Verdi in the middle ...

As a boy who played piano seriously and spoke Italian, Francesco Milioto was almost destined for opera. But conducting? For the Florentine Opera's music director, that journey began serendipitously.

A British conductor has apologised for likening singers at one of Italy's leading opera houses to warring Mafia families. Edward Gardner, who is principal conductor of the London Philharmonic ...

This form of vocal music was in contrast to the ... costumes and scenery. Influential opera composers include: Giuseppe Verdi - Italian composer whose work covered political themes, Shakespeare ...

On the first weekend of Feb.28, Opera at USC performed "Puccini Plus: Featuring Gianni Schicchi", a show about the titular ...

“But for the opera, I could never have written Leaves of Grass.” —Walt Whitman From “Proud Music of the Storm” to “Italian Music in Dakota,” the influence of opera on Whitman’s work is more than ...