English National Opera’s 2020 production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madam Butterfly - Corbis Entertainment Among all the composers whose operas have continued to enthral audiences, Giacomo Puccini ...

When director and choreographer Ann Yee was approached by then-Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies to direct Puccini’s Turandot, she had to admit that she had never listened to the ­classic ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since. Credit... Supported by ...

Sarasota Opera will open its 2026 Winter Festival with Giacomo Puccini's La bohème at the Sarasota Opera House. As the ...

When it comes to name recognition in Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini usually comes in second place to the slightly more famed Giuseppe Verdi. If there were a ranking for the most spectacularly groomed ...

The booming bass-baritone stars in Puccini’s “Tosca” after ill-timed injuries kept him away from the Metropolitan Opera, where he was a perennial favorite. By Zachary Woolfe A century after his death, ...

Maestro Stefano Vignati returns to the podium of Opera Carolina to conduct Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica ...

The Kennedy Center premieres a new ending for one of the world's most famous operas on Saturday in Washington, D.C. The opera is Turandot, and its ending has always been, shall we say, problematic.

Long before Jonathan Larson adapted the classic Giacomo Puccini opera “La Boheme” into his groundbreaking rock opera “Rent” (timed to “Boheme”‘s 100th anniversary), the soaring, emotional Italian ...

Palm Beach Opera's free 'Curtain Warmers,' presented an hour prior to start time, offers insights into the production's ...

“Almighty God touched me with His little finger,” wrote Giacomo Puccini, “and said: ‘Write for the theater . . .’ I have obeyed the supreme command.” He obeyed so successfully that he became one of ...