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People attend a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
![Paola Garbuio Italian President Sergio Mattarella, fourth left and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, second right, attend a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b090acdc3c1a433ea40650c0477e2d73/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, fourth left and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, second right, attend a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
![Paola Garbuio Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gestures as she attends a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/60293368099c41c4b9a5affb79416fc0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gestures as she attends a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
![Paola Garbuio Italian Conductor Riccardo Muti acknowledges applause at a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/687156db5beb4812871522a8d363500c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Italian Conductor Riccardo Muti acknowledges applause at a gala concert at the Verona Arena to celebrate the recognition by UNESCO of the Italian art of opera singing, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 7, 2024. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)