I flew to an unlikely Christmas destination you wouldn't think of and was left gobsmacked

Let the record show that I am a Christmas girlie. Give me overpriced festive markets, ice skating and twinkling lights, and I ...

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

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

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 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 ...