Italian Opera
Italian opera was born around the year 1600. Since then, it has played an important role in opera till date. Composers like Bellini, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi are few of the brilliant composers whose operas are still enacted all over the world.
Famous Italian Opera Singers
Italian opera is an art form, that plays a dominant role in the history of Italy. The natives in Italy and other generations of people who settled there have influenced the musical genre in different ways over the centuries.
Italians Reveal Hidden Perils of Opera Singing
Opera singing may be a glamorous occupation, but it brings with it some unglamorous hazards.
Curtains Up for La Scala's Swan Song
One of the world's most famous theatres has been renovated, but nothing is likely to reverse a decline in Italian opera, writes Martin Kettle.