Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by the Washington National Opera shows a set rendering by Wilson Chin showing one of his designs for a new ...

Giacomo Puccini is a hit machine in the world of grand opera: “Madama Butterfly,” “Tosca” and La Boheme” are among the most produced and popular operas on the planet. But his first success was “Manon ...

The Dallas Opera revealed programming for its 2026/2027 Season at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas. The company’s 69th ...

Puccini composed some of the most iconic operas in the repertoire, from “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca” to “Turandot” and “La Boheme.” But the Italian composer had to convince his publisher that his ...

In this undated image, Stephanie Blythe is Gianni Schicchi in "Gianni Schicchi," part of "The Puccini Duo" presented by San Diego Opera in February 2023. San Diego Opera's four performances of "The ...

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 ...

For the world premiere livestream of “Hershey Felder, Puccini,” TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has partnered with a company that knows a thing or two about staging operas by the famed composer. Opera San ...

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore presentations every night during the pandemic from the Live in HD series on their website. Each stream becomes available at 7:30 p.m. EDT and remains ...

Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) ...

“All in all, isn’t life simply grand? I’m so awfully glad I showed up for it.” (Madeline Mitchell in the opera THREE DECEMBERS) This is a preview or heads up about three chamber operas and one opera ...

Nicolas Reveles knows opera, and he loves talking to people about it. For years, as Director of Education and Community Engagement for San Diego Opera, he produced a 30-minute program called ...

For the world premiere livestream of “Hershey Felder, Puccini,” TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has partnered with a company that knows a thing or two about staging operas by the famed composer. Opera San ...