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The Pope Will Finally Head-Bop Outside The Vatican

AP | Posted 05.04.2012

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MILAN -- Pope Benedict XVI will attend a concert at the La Scala opera house of Beethoven's Ninth symphony conducted by Daniel Barenboim. The June 1 ...

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The Mommy Field Trip: 48 (Offspring-Free) Hours In LA

Amy Tara Koch | Posted 03.17.2012

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Amy Tara Koch

Exhaustion is simply par for the Pampers ridden course. How to reclaim one's moxie? The mommy field trip: a weekend getaway sans children. My vision of Zen is a sunny and glamorous spot where I can rest my mind, energize my body and rejuvenate my complexion.

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As Italy's Financial Crisis Deepens, Culture Takes Center Stage

AP | By COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 12.08.2011

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MILAN -- Italian Premier Mario Monti took a short culture break from promoting his package of austerity and growth measures to attend La Scala's gala ...

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My Italian Dream in Beijing

Diego Della Valle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diego Della Valle

Tod's customers -- whatever their nationality -- want the very best things in life. Through this collaboration with La Scala, I feel I finally have a vehicle for expressing the true essence of what we do. This is a realization of my Italian dream.

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La Stupenda, Dame Joan Sutherland, Dies

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Weller

Considered by many to be the coloratura soprano of the past century, Dame Joan Sutherland has died. Australian media said the Sydney-born bel canto diva died at age 83 in Switzerland.

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Italian Cultural Institute of N.Y. Hosts "Milano for the Young Generation"

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Luce

Fifty selected guests were invited this week to a "one-day-art-event: Nourishment for the Soul" in New York. Hosted by the Comune di Milano and EXPO2...

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'Opera Was My Secret Love': Interview with Roberto Alagna

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Patterson

That Roberto Alagna gives, through the miracle of his voice, a great deal of happiness is not in doubt. Nor, I think, is the price of it.

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Cheering Alone

Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 05.25.2011

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Terry Curtis Fox

A decent seat at a ballgame will go for five, six, or seven times the price of a center orchestra seat on Broadway. This has never been true in my lifetime. For the game, this is a disaster.

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Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" Becoming An Opera

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MILAN, Italy — First it was the film and the book. Now the next stop for Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" is opera. La Scala officials say the...

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