Italy On This Day

Tempestuous life of a talented male soprano Caffarelli was taught to sing by the renowned composer and tutor Nicola Porpora The cast...

Donizetti and Verdi specialist rated among greats Renato Bruson, pictured not long after his debut in the 1960s. The opera singe...

Verdi opera staged after battle with censors Giuseppe Verdi - a photograph taken in 1850 Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto was pe...

Singer overcame shyness to become a great bass-baritone Ruggero Raimondi  The bass-baritone singer Ruggero Raimondi, who would be...

Verdi's masterpiece performed for the first time The poster advertising the first performance of Verdi's famous opera at Teat...