When Frank Maselli was in Rome on a Saturday night three years ago, he happened upon an outdoor concert in the piazza. A handful of singers were belting out opera arias to a piano accompaniment. “I ...

“Opera proibita” means forbidden opera. The Catholic Church essentially banned opera during the first decade of the 18th Century in Rome, leading to the rise of the Italian oratorio. As a result, ...

I should immediately declare an interest at this point. Being a long-term fan of both, in the late 1980s I made a pilot inspired by the same crossover: preparing a massive Italian feast, whilst ...

Madama Butterfly, Movements: Un bel dì vedremo Carlo Rizzi, Conductor Giacomo Puccini, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra Jane Eaglen, Soprano Madama Butterfly, Movements: Che tua madre Jane Eaglen, ...

Opera originated in Italy, it was sung by Italian patriots and some of the world's greatest arias came from the peninsula. Now Rome wants credit where credit is due. The Barron's news department was ...

(I) Capuleti e i Montecchi, Movements: ~ Natalie Dessay, Soprano Evelino Pidò, Conductor Concerto Köln Vincenzo Bellini, Composer (I) Capuleti e i Montecchi, Movements: ~ Evelino Pidò, Conductor ...