At fraught moment for Russia and Europe, La Scala cheers Shostakovich opera censored by Stalin

The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala cheers the season premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,' an opera ...

A flash mob waves Ukrainian flags as La Scala features a Russian opera for its gala season premiere

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala has celebrated its gala season premiere with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow's ...

A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere with a Russian opera, Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of ...

‘Viva Verdi!' reveals how great opera composer made "dreams come true" at retirement home for musicians – Contenders documentary

La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Aida, Otello and many others. But he regarded his finest accomplishment not as a ...

Opera rolls out Gemini-powered AI features across its Neon, One, and GX browsers

Following the launch of Opera Neon, the company is now expanding some of its AI features to other browsers, including Opera ...

La Scala season opens with Russian opera in tribute to composer Shostakovich

La Scala opens its new season on Sunday with Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, an opera promoting women's rights that was once banned in Russia.
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Amid Governmental Interference, Opera at the Kennedy Center is Flourishing—for the Moment

I hadn’t attended a performance by the Washington National Opera since 2018, and when I mentioned I was going to the Kennedy ...

2 Black American love stories center in short Detroit Opera premiere

The performance is composed of two one-act operas, each running less than 60 minutes, and includes multiple returning ...

Manifestantes ondean banderas ucranianas mientras La Scala ofrece una ópera rusa

El histórico Teatro alla Scala de Milán celebra el domingo la inauguración de su temporada de gala con una ópera rusa por ...