Rome may seem eternally plagued by challenges but the capital's unlikely success stories should serve as a reminder that positive change is possible in the Italian city. In just five years, the Teatro ...

Rome’s opera house has sacked nearly 200 members of its permanent orchestra and chorus as Italy’s worst economic crisis for decades chokes state spending on the arts. The opera’s internationally ...

According to Michele Mariotti, music director of the Rome Opera, “Japan is like a second home” for Italy’s opera and classical music community. While the art form is seen as a “part of Italy’s ...

A month after threatening to sack its entire orchestra and chorus, Rome’s historic opera house has pulled back from the brink, hammering out an accord with its fractious unions. The management of the ...

In a major coup for the venue, the American film director, along with costumes by Valentino will add allegria to a new production of Verdi’s classic The American film director Sofia Coppola is to make ...

This summer, the Orange County Ars Vocalis Academy sent 13 young artists to Rome for three weeks to study opera. Founded by Dubravka Zubovic in 2012, the academy offers training to advanced high ...

It is the birthplace of opera but Italy's arts world was in shock on Friday after Rome's Opera House fired its entire orchestra and chorus in a desperate bid to save money. With the institution facing ...