They Used to Make Pasta, Now Opera

Above, a tailor works on a costume for Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" in the costume warehouse of the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. At left, orchestral players. Below, set designers work on a monumental canvas. Set designers work on a canvas in the warehouse of the Teatro dell'Opera, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ROME (AP) — Behind a rusty gate near Rome's Circus Maximus, a building is passed by hordes of tourists …