Performances in N.Y.C. The Italian director Damiano Michieletto has engaged, and sometimes enraged, European audiences. Now he’s preparing for his debut at a major U.S. opera company. Damiano ...

ROME — Behind a rusty gate near Rome’s Circus Maximus is a building passed daily by hordes of tourists. They’re oblivious to the fact that behind its faded, flaking paint is a hive of activity ...

ROME (AP) — Oscar-winning film director Sofia Coppola is taking a break from movies to direct a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Rome Opera House. Coppola will work alongside fashion ...

Rome is one of those rare cities that somehow lives up to the hype. The Colosseum is every bit as impressive as you've imagined, the pasta really is that good and there always seems to be another ...