The Teatro La Fenice is one of Italy's most popular opera houses, and one that has almost faced its demise from not one, but three big fires since opening in 1792. Locals and visitors alike joke ...

With more than 80 opera houses staging a third of total opera performances worldwide, there's no denying that the Germans are big fans of the artform birthed in Italy and popularized in romantic ...

Many of Composer Pietro Mascagni’s loud and pessimistic utterings seem prompted by a great personal grievance based on the failure of all his operas since Cavalleria in Rusticana. But his ...