La Scala
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 09/16/2013 - 07:00
Your guide to what’s on in Italy this autumn, from art shows and sports events to festivals and concerts.
ARTS
Forlì Arte Contemporanea (Forlì Contemporary…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Fri, 08/30/2013 - 07:00
BACKGROUND
If there was one Verdi opera that could lay claim to being the longest, it's Don Carlo.
Don Carlo started out life as a five-act opera that ran for…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Wed, 06/12/2013 - 09:48
BACKGROUND Based on both the Biblical story of Nebuchadnezzar and the 1836 play by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornue, Nabucco was the Verdi opera…
Culture
by ITALY | Fri, 04/05/2013 - 08:00
BACKGROUND
Aida is a four-act opera written by Verdi to an ½ûÂþÌìÌà libretto by Antoni Ghislanzoni, which was based on a scenario by French Egyptologist…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Fri, 03/01/2013 - 04:56
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest ½ûÂþÌìÌà romantic composers of all time. Giuseppe Verdi was responsible for some of…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 01/01/2013 - 09:58
On the 10 October 2013, the world celebrates the 200th year since the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. Opera houses worldwide will stage works by the ½ûÂþÌìÌà composer…
Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 12/06/2012 - 05:20
Daniel Barenboim will open La Scala’s opera season tomorrow by conducting ‘Lohengrin’ by Richard Wagner while facing an onslaught of criticism in the media and…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 09/19/2011 - 09:23
Though he was to become known as one of the most talented tenors in the world, Salvatore Licitra did not have a musical childhood.
Born in Bern, Switzerland…
by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 06/10/2011 - 04:11
½ûÂþÌìÌà luxury brand Tod’s has come to the table with yet another offer to save a national cultural landmark. The famous shoemaker recently pledged 25 million…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/17/2008 - 03:17
Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini—fewer countries have given more to the great opera tradition than Italy. The art itself was…
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