Photo credit: Il barbiere di Siviglia © Edison Araya, Teatro Municipal de Santiago

Next 25 October, we celebrate the recognition of the Art of Italian Singing at the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity with Benvenuti all’Opera - Welcome to Opera!

World Opera Day is celebrated on 25 October, the birthday of Georges Bizet and Johann Strauss II, composers of possibly the world’s most famous opera and operetta. It is a day when opera companies, along with artists, opera lovers and opera professionals may show and celebrate the value of the art form.
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