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, ...

Spectators arrive in the stands fir a concert at the Verona's Roman Arena. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) Verona's ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert on Friday to ...

Two Polish singers are among the stars of the Verona Opera Festival in Italy, one of the highlights of the European summer musical season. Bass Rafał Siwek is billed as Zaccaria the High Priest in ...

Anna Netrebko is starring as Aida in the Verdi opera of the same name at the Arena di Verona’s summer festival, and the Italian venue has defended its decision to darken the soprano’s skin for the ...

Arena di Verona has released a statement in response to Angel Blue’s cancellation, which came after allegations of Blackface surfaced at the famed Italian venue. Set to play the lead role of Violetta, ...

‘If you haven’t been to the opera at the Arena di Verona, you cannot say you’ve been to Italy.’ The arena’s official social media slogan might seem a tad overloaded with hyperbole. But there’s only ...

Running each June through September, the Arena di Verona Opera Festival transforms the city’s 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatre into the world’s largest opera theatre. It’s where Maria Callas debuted ...

This massive amphitheatre is celebrating 100 years of opera; an annual 12-week summertime extravaganza of song and drama, divas and debut artists, that continues to woo fans from all over the world.

The 2012 edition of the Opera Festival at the Arena of Verona will open next 22nd June with Mozart’s Don Giovanni The 2012 edition of the Opera Festival at the Arena of Verona will open next 22nd June ...

Some of the world's finest singers performed arias, including German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, French baritone Ludovic Tezier, Italian soprano Eleonora Buratto, and her compatriots Luca Salsi and ...