Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, on stage in a production that dares to ask: what if ...

When the New Orleans Opera opens its 2024-25 season this weekend, its lead-off production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” will evoke fond memories for two of its principal singers. Soprano Melody Moore ...

The Atlanta Opera will present a staging of Puccini’s "La Bohéme" updated to the coronavirus pandemic as part of its 45th anniversary season, running it in tandem with Jonathan Larson’s "Rent." Both ...

Opera San José will continue its 42nd season, devoted to exploring the question “what is love?,” with Puccini's tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly. Set in early 20th-century Japan, this opera classic ...

Phil Chan believes “Madama Butterfly” should be celebrated as a masterpiece. Chan also believes the 120-year-old Puccini opera should be reclaimed and reinvented by Asian and Asian-American artists.

Last weekend, two men stood in their impoverished quarters. One of them burnt a manuscript while the other stood closer, their desperate attempt at keeping warm. It was Friday in Madison, but on stage ...

Francesca Zambello, artistic director of the Washington National Opera, talks about an exciting new staging of Puccini’s unfinished final opera, Turandot. If you can't access your feeds, please ...

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme" remains a popular opera more than 100 years after it was written, but it's not often performed simultaneously in neighboring towns. But that's what is ...

The company’s director, Oliver Mears, talks about the opening performance of “Tosca,” the return of the soprano Anna Netrebko and more. By Rebecca Schmid The booming bass-baritone stars in Puccini’s ...