
Assisi revives medieval music for Saint Francis centenary
Assisi turns medieval music into public celebration, marking 800 years since Saint Francis died with 30 free concerts and events.

Assisi turns medieval music into public celebration, marking 800 years since Saint Francis died with 30 free concerts and events.

Two sold-out nights at the Donnafugata castle near Ragusa, under the honorary presidency of Plácido Domingo.

The Arena di Verona Opera Festival opened its 103rd edition as the longest season in the venue’s history.

Spoleto’s Festival dei Due Mondi has closed its 69th edition with record takings, the first staged under a new artistic director.

Palermo’s creative director on the runaway saint, the plague, and some 300,000 people celebrating her.

Palermo’s 402nd patron saint celebrations close four centuries after a hunter’s vision unearthed her relics.

Palermo’s expert flute-playing culture chief on his first festino celebrating rebel saint Santa Rosalia.

Venice will award George Clooney the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September, capping three decades of films.

Director Davide Livermore stages Verdi’s Aida, turning six performances into a cinematic spectacle of love and war.

Scorrano’s illuminated Feast for Santa Domenica drew large crowds of locals and tourists with towering light displays.
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