The Italian goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) is considered the greatest goldsmith of the Italian Renaissance. He was also the author of the celebrated "Autobiography." Given the immense pride that Benvenuto Cellini took in his...

My Life by Benvenuto Cellini Acelebrated goldsmith, sculptor, and writer, Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) memorialized his notorious life in one of the world’s earliest surviving autobiographies. He was born November 3, 1500, in Florence to Giovanni...

Benvenuto Cellini (November 3, 1500 – February 13, 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician of the Renaissance, who also wrote a famous...

Hector Berlioz was devastated when his "Benvenuto Cellini" was booed off the stage 169 years ago. On Friday, he would have been vindicated.The finicky Salzburg Festival audience couldn't get enough of the new production of his classic work. Earsplitting applause alternated with prolonged and thunderous...

The latest resurrection of Gounod's Faust at the Metropolitan Opera-staged with compulsive vividness-employs a cast that for uniform brilliance may surpass that of any Faust in the company's 122-year history. That's no mean feat: The opera has been performed at the Met more than 700...

Marcello Giordani is performing for the Supremes.No, the Italian tenor isn't auditioning for a crossover career. He's been invited to give a private recital Thursday night in Washington for the Supreme Court."I don't know how important it is, but everybody told me it's a great...