ITALY gave birth to opera, but in its home country the art form now carries a distinct air of maledizione (curse). Of Italy’s 14 major opera houses—the ones supported by the federal government—nearly ...

When Boston College music Professor Ralf Gawlick debuts his deeply personal new composition on campus this spring, the performance will mark the culmination of a fifteen-year journey into his past, ...

Plans are afoot for what could be Europe's first Romany soap opera. The Slovak writer behind "Gypsies Come to Town" was inspired by American movies and television shows that challenged prejudices ...