On June 20, 2026, the ancient theatre of Epidaurus once again became a place of operatic history. On the opening day of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, ten thousand spectators gathered under the open sky to witness the return of Luigi Cherubini’s Medea — the production that, 65 years earlier, had turned opera in Greece into an event of global importance. It was here, in 1961, that Maria Callas created one of her legendary stage heroines in Alexis Minotis’s production, with set

Claudia Muzio remains one of the most fascinating and elusive figures in twentieth-century vocal art. Remembered not only for the beauty of her voice, but for the emotional truth, refinement, and almost mysterious intensity of her interpretations, she continues to inspire singers, collectors, and opera lovers nearly a century after her greatest triumphs. In this interview, we speak with a singer and researcher Monica Zanettin whose long-standing devotion to Muzio began wit

Born in 1894 in Florence to a family of railworkers devoted to operatic music, Bianca straight from the early childhood showed her gifts for singing and very soon started taking vocal lessons. Her teacher was Ernesta Bruschini, the sister of the Italian soprano Matilde Bruschini and the author of the book "The technique of belcanto". Bianca's progress in singing was obviously rapid, and already in 1917 she made her professional debut at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence in