Today in History for Aug. 3: In 1460, King James II of Scotland died in a cannon explosion.

Paul du Quenoy on a revival of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades at the Vienna State Opera, starring Anna Netrebko.

Fueling the controversy surrounding the cancellation of the concert by the Russian maestro Valerij Gergiev, a friend of Putin ...

Italian FX legend Carlo Rambaldi is honored with a Walk of Fame star 100 years after his birth—creator of E.T., Alien, and King Kong ...

The last time conductor Valery Gergiev performed in Europe was at La Scala opera house in Milan on 23 February 2022, just hours before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

Milan’s La Scala opera house is an important Italian music institution dating back to the 16th century (Getty Images) ...

But tank tops, flip-flops and shorts? That’s where Teatro alla Scala, the storied Milan opera house commonly known as La Scala, draws the line.

Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.

Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.

Boxes in La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy. Milan's La Scala announced in May that Chung will take the post when current director Riccardo Chailly's contract ends in late 2026.