02 June 2008 European Chamber Opera (ECHO) performed to a packed house at Al Qasba, Sharjah on Thursday evening. The much-awaited Grand Opera Gala gave audiences - that included royalty, top ...

VENICE—Luca Salsi glowered and lurched his way around the stage, clutching his hand to his chest as he geared up for his death scene in “Simon Boccanegra,” Verdi’s opera about a pirate who becomes ...