Disguises, ill-fated lovers and improbable coincidences are staples of operatic plots, and the story of Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" staggers with a load of them. Opera fans willing to suspend their ...
Music works like a fountain of youth for the residents of Casa Verdi, a home for retired singers, musicians and conductors in Milan. The Venetian-style palazzo was built by Giuseppe Verdi, the great ...