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, ...

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Verona's ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert Friday to celebrate the addition of Italian opera singing to UNESCO's list of intangible global heritage.

‘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 ...

Award-winning Black opera singer, Angel Blue, withdrew from a performance scheduled for later this month in Italy. Blue shared on social media that the venue used “blackface makeup” in a showing of ...

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 ...

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 ...