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He appeared regularly at the Metropolitan Opera and sang in major European opera houses, but a stage accident in 2005 nearly ended his career. By Adam Nossiter Milan’s famed opera house is cracking ...

Shostakovich opera opens 2025-26 season in Milan Opening performance sold out, tickets costing up to 3,200 euros Director says politics and culture should be kept separate MILAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - La ...

MILAN (Reuters) - Protests against government cuts to funding for the arts in Italy risk marring the glamorous opening night of Milan's La Scala opera house next week. La Scala artistic director and ...

When Milan’s La Scala Opera invaded Moscow en masse two months ago, it brought along a boxcarful of spaghetti and enough red wine to float the Russian navy. Last week, as part of a home-and-home ...

In Milan, a special performance at the Opera prison has featured instruments made from smugglers' boats that brought migrants ...

Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. By A.J. Goldmann The Italian ...