Verdi, on the other hand — his beard was an ungroomed mess.

suffering and death with each of his operas. Thirdly, Puccini's music has a unique ability to speak to the listener in a dramatic and immediate way. As music historian Julian Budden notes ...

Arizona Opera is mounting Puccini's perennial favorite on Saturday afternoon as part of its reimagined programming that ...

playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in this country. The broadcasts debuted on Dec. 25, 1931, with Humperdinck’s "Hansel and Gretel," and are now the ...

The opera is sung in Italian with projected English ... The two fall in love while the orchestra plays some of the best music Puccini ever composed. Soon enough the two lovers join the street ...

incorporates some contemporary music techniques we don’t normally associate with Puccini. It was adventurous stuff, the last opera to be written that has entered the standard repertoire and remain ...

On Jan. 31, the Knoxville Opera put on the first of two performances of “La Bohème,” a timeless Italian libretto set in ...

Vancouver Opera is gearing up for a powerhouse 2025/2026 season featuring three of the most celebrated works in the operatic canon. The upcoming lineup promises a mix of drama, comedy, and romance, ...

Ahram Online highlights a selection of do-not-miss events this week from 22 to 29 January in Cairo and Alexandria.

According to those that count such things, Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme is perennially in the top five of the “most produced” ...