QUINCY — The Muddy River Opera Company will present two performances of the classic Italian opera "La Traviata" this weekend, with director Alex Craig seeing an opportunity to change minds about opera ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Was it the music of Rossini, Puccini or Bellini that grabbed the attention of “Italian Idol” judges? Ultimately, it was an opera piece by Catalani that took the contest, a ...