With Thanksgiving in mind, we're exploring a few appetizing tales of composers and their culinary inclinations. Look for stories about Rossini, Mahler, Berg, Paganini, Schoenberg and others to follow.

It's that time of year again when freshly steamed curtains are rising on opera stages across the country, introducing another new season of performances. And this time, one composer will be popping up ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. A writer named Gianrinaldo Carli told a story that became famous in Italy in the 1760s: A stranger walks ...

Giuseppe Verdi composed some of the greatest operas ever – La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Aida, Otello and many others. But he regarded his finest accomplishment not as a particular opera but ...

Italy’s culture ministry has notified the heirs of Giuseppe Verdi that it will seize the composer’s villa near the town of Piacenza, paving the way for plans to transform the decaying property into a ...

Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent. By David Allen The Royal Opera will revive “Les Vêpres ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-nominated documentary Viva Verdi! has joined the Jolt streaming platform, making the film directed by ...

Europe was already convulsed by questions of moral duplicity when La traviata’s Violetta took to the stage. Ahead of a new documentary about Verdi’s masterpiece, Tom Service examines why the tragic ...

Verdi’s operas are well known – but what about his work as a member of parliament and fervent supporter of Italian unification? On the eve of the composer’s 200th anniversary, Clemency Burton-Hill ...

Since purchasing the property in February, the state has allocated €370,000 for urgent restoration. Tiesse Italy’s culture minister has made his first visit to the dilapidated villa where Giuseppe ...

Facility he created for retired musicians snaps up missives for knock-down price after authorities rule buyer must live in Italy A home for retired musicians created by the composer Giuseppe Verdi has ...