It’s fairly safe to say that many of the most deeply devoted opera lovers have never experienced Giacomo Puccini’s “Edgar.” Completed when the composer was 30, it’s a quirky morality tale that hints ...

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Carlos Rizzi believes that Puccini’s orchestrations are good enough to stand alone, without their vocal lines, but can the ...

It’s a magnificent piece of music, and it’s a magnificent piece of theater,” WGO general and artistic director Whitney Reader ...

The Park Record worked with Park City Opera and sent a string of questions to some of this season’s guest artists. Three — Rachel Kobernick, Kevin Spooner and Allison Deady — are looking forward to ...

The November production of "Tosca" will launch a season-long exploration of the topic of faith by Detroit Opera.

The cast assembles the most starry of the principals who have appeared in the production to date. Angela Gheorghiu makes a credible character out of Tosca, rolling eyes apart, playing her as a proud, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English National Opera’s 2020 production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madam Butterfly - Corbis Entertainment Among all the composers whose ...

In the end, it was a happy surprise that so much of beauty and musical integrity emerged from the exercise – and that the production by Steve Elias brought a convincing fresh interpretation to the ...

LENOX — In a crash of drums and a blare of trumpets, Sir Bryn Terfel materialized behind the chorus of giddy Roman youth and, as the villainous police chief, Baron Scarpia, sent them fleeing with a ...

This weekend at Tanglewood, it’s Broadway brilliance and operatic drama. In this video, Boston University Music Professor Jeremy Yudkin previews two standout performances: a revival of a beloved 1960s ...

A great classic opera, a cast of strong and impassioned singers and players, beautifully designed sets. It would be hard to find a more compelling trifecta of talent than Seattle Opera displays in the ...