Returning to the Metropolitan Opera this month, the Italian classic uses the lilting three-beat form as a unifying element in ...

Fans of "La traviata," "Aida," and "Otello" creator Giuseppe Verdi met at his statue in New York City Friday to mark 212 years since his birth. Now to a birthday party. Every year, fans of Giuseppe ...

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala presented Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” for its gala season premiere Saturday for the first time in 59 years, determined to shake the opera's ...

The Grand Hall of the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku was filled with anticipation as one of the greatest masterpieces of world opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, took the stage in a breathtaking performance, ...

This week on 60 Minutes, composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" was spotlighted in a story about the Metropolitan Opera, and it couldn't have fallen on a better month--October 10th marked Verdi's ...

The statue of Giuseppe Verdi, set high above a patch of daffodils, draws scant attention from people hurrying to the subway at Seventy-second Street and Broadway, or even from people lounging on the ...

Is there a composer who is more adored than Giuseppe Verdi? There are composers who command more respect than Verdi, but no one receives more love. To honor the recent anniversary of Verdi’s passing ...

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 ...

The 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth is being celebrated this month. Of the more than two dozen operas he composed, here are 10 The Associated Press recommends: Riccardo Muti, conductor; ...

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.