VERONA, Italy: Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert Friday to celebrate the addition of Italian opera singing to UNESCO’s list of intangible global heritage.

Verona Arena – known locally as Arena di Verona – was built for 30,000 spectators, although security today only allows 15,000. The building fell into ruin after the fall of the Roman Empire ...

The Roman arena in Verona, Italy. It’s not my first time here. As a student I came for Carmen and a hard stone seat up in the nose-bleed rows. My fingers traced Napoleonic graffiti etched ...

Verona's Arena offered the ideal setting, Tezier told AFP: its atmosphere "is warm, conducive to opera. We experience truly magical moments. "When you enter the arena, with this huge audience in ...