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Italy celebrated the inclusion of Italian opera singing on the World Heritage List with a gala concert at the Arena of Verona on Friday night that was broadcast on national television. The concert, presided over by star Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, featured performances by greats including German and Peruvian tenors Jonas Kaufmann and Juan Diego Flórez. There was also an orchestra of 160 musicians and a choir of 300 singers. There were 20,000 spectators at the sold-out arena in the northern Italian city. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella sat in the seats of hono…

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