Pietro Mascagni

Internationally acclaimed Greek baritone Dimitri Platanias is taking the stage at the Greek National Opera with two roles that have already earned him rave reviews in London and elsewhere: Alfio in Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Tonio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci," enduring representatives of the Italian verismo movement.

The Verona Arena amphitheater in northern Italy has returned to staging full operas for the first time since the pandemic, but with one big difference.

The monumental sets that normally fill the vast amphitheater stage have been replaced by dynamic, 3D images broadcast on huge LED screens, recreating a Sicilian village or a Fellini-esque film backlot.

The Turkish Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will host Sara Correia, one of the best-known names in Fado music, and Ana Lains, known as the "painter of music," at the "Mediterranean Breeze" concert.