Once upon a time a prima donna was opera’s indispensable lady, an unearthly creature who fed on acclaim, dressed in kudos and walked a path strewn with money, jewels and lovers. For her the real world ...

Serafin Ensemble jumps into 2025-2026 following sold-out concerts in Lewes and Greenville last spring and with our newly confirmed 501(c)(3) charitable organization status. Our 2025-2026 programs will ...

The cinema industry of the world split into ideological hemispheres last month when Great Britain, France and the U. S. withdrew from the Venice International Film Festival (TIME, July 3). Last week ...

Born Nov. 20, 1937, in Youngstown and raised in Campbell, Sam was the son of the late Nicholas and Josephine Tullio. A 1956 graduate of North High School, he went on to serve his country proudly in ...

THE first time I visited Florence, some thirty years ago, I thought it must be one of the world’s noisiest cities. But that was before the invention of the Vespa motor scooter, an instrument that has ...

Tullio J. Tarallo of Olivebridge, NY, a long-time area resident, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was 72 years old. Son of the late Joseph and Carolina ...

Read on to discover all about Luigi Cherubini's terrifyingly blood-spattered opera, Médée and its best recordings... Who was Luigi Cherubini? An unfairly overlooked composer... As head of the Paris ...

Tullio Zingone, 85, of San Mateo, CA, passed away suddenly on February 25, 2025. Born on September 2, 1939, in Montalto Uffugo, Calabria, Italy, Tullio pursued his passion for the culinary arts, ...

Pablo Larraín practically sings when he talks about music. He was listening to John Coltrane on his walk over to the Beverly Hills Four Seasons to chat with The Envelope — he’s on a Coltrane kick — ...

Maria, starring Angelina Jolie, is an intense look at the final years of the life of famed opera singer Maria Callas. Directed by Pablo Larraín and debuting on Netflix in December 2024, Maria follows ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since. Credit... Supported by ...