The London Philharmonic Orchestra principal conductor was speaking about his debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.

Naples’ San Carlo opera house threatened Gardner with legal action, describing the conductor’s remarks as “defamatory”.

While many were as a comprimario, a supporting part surrounding the stars, he sang all three bass roles in Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov,” Philip II in Verdi’s “Don Carlo” and for his ...

Describing the chorus of Teatro San Carlo being “made up of two rival mafia families”, the British conductor has drawn the ...

The San Carlo Theater in Naples, the oldest opera house in the world, has filed a lawsuit against Edward Gardner, conductor ...

But Naples’ famed, ornate San Carlo Opera House, unscathed though the Royal Palace next door had suffered three bomb hits, had scarcely missed a performance since the war started. Last week ...

He also has a sizable reputation as an amateur swordsman: last year he leaped into a box at the Naples San Carlo Opera House during a performance of Il Trovatore to attack a heckling spectator.

And don’t miss a chance to listen to the city's classical music in an appropriate setting, such as a deconsecrated church or at the splendid La Fenice opera house. Venice is awash with bewigged ...

This was followed by Lorenzo Da Ponte's libretto for the Venice Opera House, where in 2000 he staged 'Le nozze di Figaro' by Mozart. In 2001 he realised 'Il marito disperato' by Cimarosa for the San ...

Shawna Lucey, the general director of Opera San Jose, loves a thrilling night at the opera, and she clearly recalls the first ...