Paul du Quenoy on a performance of Ponchielli’s La Gioconda, at the Hungarian State Opera.

This year’s Venice Film Festival will open with Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia. As the Oscar-winning director reteams with Toni Servillo, the opening night film — which translates to “Grace ...

Canaletto’s luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million at Christie’s on Tuesday evening, eclipsing its upper estimate and setting a new ...

Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez depart Venice after multi-day wedding extravaganza The nuptials capped a high-profile series of events in Italy.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — As a starry guest list of celebrities descends on Venice, Italy, for the weekend wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, activists have united under the ...

On the final day of celebrations for the wedding between the Amazon founder and the American journalist, hundreds marched through Venice to protest against the exploitation of the city. View on ...

A large sum of riches descended upon Venice, Italy, over the last few days for the lavish wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.

Orlando Bloom is taking in the sights of Venice after attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Italian nuptials. Bloom, 48, sported an oversized black T-shirt and a coordinating pair of short ...

Even before Venice became a byword for the wonders of antiquity it had become a stage for vulgarity, where the rich went to show off. Its long history invited such behaviour: another 19th-century ...

Boats cruise along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, ahead of festivities in the lagoon city reportedly linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.