Tri-Cities Opera is thrilled to kick off its 2025 – 2026 season with a fresh, English-language production of Gianni Schicchi.
Iconic operatic moments presented by the renowned Robert Grayson and Paul Groves Studio will grace the stage of St.
When most people think of “La Bohème,” I’d wager sadness and death come to mind. But Opera Orlando has imbued Puccini’s 1895 ...
Opera companies around Chicago are reexamining aspects of the art form’s more than 400-year-old history this fall season.
You won’t want to miss East Hampton Town Trustees' 34th Annual Largest Clam Contest on the East Hampton Patch calendar ...
Workers at La Fenice say Beatrice Venezi, a favorite of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, lacks the experience to be ...
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Abandoned Theater Where Puccini Once Took the Stage

Once alive with Puccini’s music, this 19th-century theater now stands in ruins. Its empty stage holds the ghosts of opera’s golden age.
Sopranos – the highest voices in the operatic repertory – have dominated the musical landscape. Here are my favourites ...
Republicans on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, joined by one Democrat, voted earlier this summer to rename the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for first lady Melania ...
For at least a generation modernistic esthetes and masterminds have been prophesying a speedy decline for the sentimental operas of the late Giacomo Puccini. Sensible critics,*however, have often ...
In recent years, having returned to the three masterpieces – in their totality probably Puccini’s supreme offering – in Zoom classes, I’ve found more subtle connections with Dante as a source of ...
The Glimmerglass Festival marks its golden anniversary this summer with four mainstage productions and a variety of programs guided by the theme of “The Art of Making Art.” Known for producing ...