Milan
'Leontina Vaduva and the World's Greatest Stages' exhibition at Sutu Palace extended through March 8
"Leontina Vaduva and the World's Greatest Stages" exhibition of works made by artist Florian Doru Crihana on December 2020 anniversary of the beloved soprano will stay open throughout March 8 in the lobby of the Museum of Bucharest, Sutu Palace.
Sleeping Beauty | January 16-17
Due to popular demand, the Christmas Theater program of holiday events is re-streaming Tchaikovsky's family favorite "Sleeping Beauty" from Milan's La Scala on January 16 and 17, after the great success of its Christmas screenings.
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Aida | January 8-10
The Christmas Theater cultural program will be streaming a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida" from the historic La Scala theater in Milan on its website from January 8-10, with Greek subtitles. The four-act tale of love, rivalry, betrayal and, most importantly, rebellion, was first performed in December 1871 in Cairo and then made its European premiere at La Scala in February 1872.
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Vucic: Mandatory military service? We still haven't decided
The president visited the same family at the end of 2019, because, as he said at the time, he wanted to visit the family of a wonderful woman before the New Year, with nine children, whose husband passed away a few years ago.
The president talked to the family about their problems and promised state assistance.
Mid-season transfer window for Turkish clubs opens
The winter transfer season for Turkish football clubs has opened on Jan. 4.
The second phase of the transfer window will start tomorrow and end at the beginning of February.
Turkish Süper Lig side Fatih Karagümrük already signed with three players before the transfer window began.
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Value of Artmark transactions up 20pct in 2020; Grigorescu, Luchian best-selling
The value of transactions increased by approximately 20 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019, with works by Nicolae Grigorescu, Stefan Luchian and Adrian Ghenie being among the best-selling, according to Artmark.
Joy, hope as staff at Italy’s COVID epicentre gets first jabs
Less than a year ago, doctors in northern Italy were so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that they were carrying out triage in hastily erected tents.
The hospital at Cremona was at the heart of the unfolding tragedy.
Sleeping Beauty | December 25-27
Unable to open its doors this year due to the Covid restrictions, the annual Christmas Theater program of holiday events has gone online with a shorter program of live-streamed shows. For the Christmas holiday it will be streaming Tchaikovsky's family favorite "Sleeping Beauty" with the 1966 choreography by Rudolf Nureyev for Milan's La Scala.
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US star soprano misses La Scala gala season-open debut
Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to sing a title role in the gala season opener at La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Then Italy's virus cases surged.
An outbreak in both La Scala's chorus and its orchestra forced the country's premier opera house to cancel for the first time one of the top events on Europe's cultural calendar.
Italian police break up migrant trafficking ring, arrest 19
Italian police on Saturday arrested 19 suspects, dismantling what authorities say was a criminal organization that moved migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan to Italy and then into northern Europe.