Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats
Associated Press
1 / 2
This image, distributed on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, by Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti, shows conductor Riccardo Muti performing with the Orchestra del Mare using musical instruments made from the timber of sunken migrant ships inside the Opera Prison in Milan, northern Italy, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Marco Borrelli/Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti via AP, HO)This image, distributed on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, by Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti, shows conductor Riccardo Muti being cheered by inmates at Opera Prison in Milan, northern Italy, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, after performing inside the prison with the Orchestra del Mare using musical instruments made from the timber of sunken migrant ships. (Marco Borrelli/Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti via AP, HO)
Marco Borrelli Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti
This image, distributed on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, by Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti, shows conductor Riccardo Muti performing with the Orchestra del Mare using musical instruments made from the timber of sunken migrant ships inside the Opera Prison in Milan, northern Italy, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Marco Borrelli/Casa Fondazione Dello Spirito e delle Arti via AP, HO)