He had been commissioned to investigate the condition of opera in Italy on behalf of the Royal Academy at Rome. He had found: that of 100 opera houses only 15 are financially able to present a ...

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 ...

Music, as a universal language, has the power to connect and bridge differences between cultures. Since operatic music serves ...

Read about National Opera Day 2025 which is observed every year on 8 February. Learn about its history, significance and fun ...

The Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka and the Pasona Group have signed an agreement for the production of what is set to be a ...

Opera began in Italy in the 16th Century and was performed ... English and Spanish. This form of vocal music was in contrast to the religious music being composed at the time.

The swankest of the arts in 18th-Century London was Italian opera. Periwigged courtiers ... fabulous sums at London’s Royal Academy of Music. Lustier London wits like Henry Fielding began ...