VENICE—Luca Salsi glowered and lurched his way around the stage, clutching his hand to his chest as he geared up for his death scene in “Simon Boccanegra,” Verdi’s opera about a pirate who becomes ...

The opera’s allure has drawn in movie stars, socialites, royalty, and more throughout the years.

LONDON (Reuters) - Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly knows that Milan's legendary La Scala opera house, where he takes over as principal conductor in January, is a political and cultural pressure ...

Donizetti, a world-famous Italian opera composer was born into a poor family in Bergamo in the early 19th century. He joined the local choir and impressed the cathedral choir master Mayr so much that ...