The director, the playwright, his composer and their translator: No, this isn’t the cast of the Peabody Chamber Opera’s upcoming production, just the team that was necessary to bring it to life. But ...

“Puccini’s music has always been a major part of Sarasota Opera repertoire, as it has been for many opera companies,” stated Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi. “His operas have made many people opera ...

Nobody does death better than Giacomo Puccini. Suicide? Murder? A tragic illness? In the opera world, Puccini is your man. And next Sunday afternoon, Penn Square Music Festival and the Ware Center ...

The University of Arizona Voice and Opera Theater is doing a pair of one-act, hour-long operas four days in a row, Giacomo Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi.” “These two operas are not as ...

Kunio Hara is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of South Carolina. His research interests include operas of Giacomo Puccini, musical representations of nostalgia, animated films ...

Toward the end of his life, following such successful, full-scale operas as “La Boheme,” “Tosca,” “Madama Butterfly” and others, Italian composer Giacomo Puccini tried his hand at one-acts. He wrote ...

Italy's Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas such as "Madame Butterfly", was panned by contemporary critics but harnessed then-novel technology such as records and cinema to become a global star, ...

I may be cancelled for saying so, but the West End's longest running musical, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s pick The company’s prima donna showed off her past, present and future artistry in acts from three Puccini operas. By Anthony Tommasini The ...

“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 ...

Chances for professional opera singers in the U.S. may be slim (see above), but for students in springtime they blossom like daffodils. Last week three U.S. schools offered five modern operas, ...