Goodbye to Renata Scotto

Farewell to soprano Renata Scotto, one of the greatest interpreters of the 20th century. The funeral, probably on August 18 in Savona.

Rome’s annual Shakespeare festival

Rome’s annual Shakespeare festival returns to Villa Borghese this summer. Open-air performances will be held at the Globe Arena from 13 July to 24 September, including a range of Italian-language productions of Shakespearean favourites.

The dream nights in Verona continue…

One of the most eagerly awaited periods of the year has begun in Italy and Verona… Works by famous composers will be presented to the public during fairytale nights until September…

Culture cannot be censored The great Ukrainian pianist in Milan

The concert by the great Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa was held yesterday evening at the “Theatres” in Milan, whose performance was cancelled in December by the Teatro La Fenice in Venice because it was considered pro-Putin. The notes of the concert rose above the sky: Culture cannot have political connotations and be subject to censorship.