In Milan last week 200 plainclothesmen were sprinkled through the audience in famed La Scala opera house, and outside, strong police squads stood ready. There had been hints of trouble.

An evening of easy laughs, but one can’t help but wonder if La Scala — a house currently at the heart of Italy’s belated early opera revival — might have dedicated precious programming ...

MILAN (AP) — Photographer Gérard Uféras was granted full access to the La Scala ballet corps' backstage ... and a soon-to-be published book. The opera house’s general manager, Dominique ...

TASS/. Dominique Meyer, the artistic director and chief executive of Milan’s La Scala opera house, said on Tuesday that it was the right choice to open its new December season with Boris Godunov ...

TASS/. Milan’s La Scala opera house will open its new season in December with Boris Godunov, an opera by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. The opera’s presentation took place on Friday ...