Palermo is a stage set, a theatrical confusion of ornate façades and crumbling backstreets. The city could provide the setting for a 1930s gangster thriller, a medieval fantasy with secret codes ...

Kaoru Nakajima managed to hire out several of Palermo's oldest and most iconic cultural institutions, including opera houses, theatres and centuries-old hotels, to celebrate his 73rd birthday ...

A Japanese tycoon has taken over many of the swankiest spots in the Sicilian city of Palermo for a decadent, days-long birthday party - reported to have cost hundreds of thousands of euros ...

The project was hatched in late 2017, when the theater asked Mr. Einaudi and the Palermo-born film and stage director Roberto Andò to come up with an opera about migration.

Discover the best sites, markets, restaurants and hidden gems in Palermo, Sicily's vibrant capital. Discover the best sites, ... More that look out onto the opera house. Courtesy of Palazzo Sovrana.

PALERMO, Italy — Here is a quick quiz for the opera aficionado. The biggest opera house in Italy is in Milan, Venice or Palermo? Yes, Milan’s La Scala may have more seats, and La Fenice in la ...

The world-famous Teatro Massimo - Italy's largest opera house which also appeared in The Godfather Part III - will host the main event on Sunday. A concert is scheduled, featuring Matteo Bocelli ...

PALERMO, Italy — Here is a quick quiz for the opera aficionado. The biggest opera house in Italy is in Milan, Venice or Palermo? Posted 9:26 p.m. Mar 12, 2018 — Updated 9:26 p.m. Mar 12, 2018 ...

Japanese businessman Kaoru Nakajima has reportedly spent a fortune renting the Sicilian city's swankiest spots.