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 ...

Italian opera singing has been added to the United Nations' cultural heritage list. Unesco, the UN culture agency, announced it was including the four-centuries-old art, mixing costume, drama and ...

Unesco describes art form as ‘means of free expression’ with cultural value ‘recognised at national and international levels’ Italian opera singing has been recognised on a UN cultural heritage list ...

ROME - 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. Some of the ...

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni listened to an opera performance in Verona on Friday night as it was recognised by UNESCO as a global cultural treasure. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona's ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera's recognition by UNESCO ...

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ROME, Nov 7 (Reuters) - An Italian opera house has cancelled performances by a Russian singer seen as close to President Vladimir Putin, in a move welcomed by the Italian government. Russian bass ...

ROME - Italian opera singing has been added to the United Nations' cultural heritage list, a prestigious accolade for the four-centuries-old art mixing costume drama and music. U.N. culture agency ...

The Italian Embassy’s “social experiment” of introducing Italian opera to children and adolescents in Tondo, Manila, had turned out to be not just a learning experience for the young audience but also ...

Tourists enjoy an excerpt from the Italian opera La Traviata, staged by performers with the Tianjin Opera and Dance Drama Theater, at the Italian Style Area in Tianjin, on May 2, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] ...