Giacomo Puccini

Conductor Daniela Candillari Reveals 2024-2025 Season

Conductor Daniela Candillari revealed her 2024-2025 season. Learn more and see how to attend performances!

Irish Soprano Celine Byrne Steps into MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Opera Ballet Flanders

World renowned Irish soprano Celine Byrne will take over the role of Cio-Cio-San from Elena Guseva.

El Estudio De La �"pera De Bellas Artes Vuelve Al Palacio Postal Con Música Angelical

El Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes returns to Palacio Postal with a performance titled Música Angelical, showcasing a blend of classical and contemporary opera pieces.

Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 38: STRAVINSKY'S 'FIREBIRD', Royal Albert Hall

With the inclusion of several beloved all-time classics and an exceptional new cello concerto by Spanish composer Francisco Coll, the 38th 2024 BBC Prom marks a tremendous success for conductor Tianyi Lu.

New York City Opera to Present Concert Production of TOSCA at Bryant Park

New York City Opera will present a concert production of TOSCA at Bryant Park, honoring the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's passing. Learn how to attend.

TOSCA Will Be Performed Next Week as Part of The Bryant Park Picnic Performances 

The Bryant Park Picnic Performances series will continue with New York City Opera's concert production of the perennial favorite Tosca in honor of the 100th anniversary of the passing of Giacomo Puccini on Saturday, August 24. 

Puccini's Concert Comes to the Lyric Opera Jersalem in November

Puccini`s concert comes to the Lyric Opera Jersalem in November. The performance is on 14th November 2024 at YMCA Auditorium, 26 King David St.

New York City Opera to Perform at the Milford Theater as Part of Fundraiser for Opera! Pike! Park!

New York City Opera will perform at the Milford Theater as part of a fundraiser for Opera! Pike! Park! Learn how to attend.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE & More Announced For 2025 Glimmerglass Festival

The Glimmerglass Festival will present a world premiere, two company premieres including Sunday in the Park with George, and a revival of the company’s first commission for young people in its 2025 season.

TOSCA Comes to the National Theatre in Prague Next Month

The singer Floria Tosca, who is even invited to the royal court, and the painter Mario Cavaradossi are respected and adored artists, yet their standing does not safeguard them against the malicious police chief Baron Scarpia.

Tickets For Greek National Opera Productions Go on Sale on 30 July 2024

Tickets for the productions of the Greek National Opera that will run from September to December 2024 at the Stavros Niarchos Hall and the Alternative Stage at the SNFCC will go on sale on 30 July 2024 at 9.00.

In Double Bill Theatro Sao Pedro presents Busoni's TURANDOT and Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI

On the centenary of the death of Italian composers Ferruccio Busoni and Giacomo Puccini, Theatro São Pedro presents a double program with performances on August 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11, under the musical direction of Ira Levin and the stage direction of Alexandre Dal Farra.

San Diego Opera Appoints Ed Hofmeister As Director Of Marketing And Communications

Ed Hofmeister returns to the San Diego arts community, where he built his marketing and communications career at organizations like The Old Globe, Lamb's Players Theatre and Mainly Mozart.

Review: RENT at Blackfriars Theatre

What did our critic think of RENT at Blackfriars Theatre?

Review: LA BOHÈME at Wolf Trap

Directed by John Caird and, for this revival, Katherine M. Carter, the production featured a talented cast of emerging opera stars, Studio Artists (many of whom were in featured roles), additional chorus members and the Children’s Chorus of Washington. This large cast filled the stage with excitement, love, and ultimately profound grief. 

Sony Classical Announces Jonas Kaufmann Puccini: Love Affairs

Sony Classical has announced Jonas Kaufmann's new album 'Puccini: Love Affairs,' featuring six of Puccini's greatest duets and scenes, each performed with a different soprano. Release date: September 13.

Greek National Opera Launches Auditions For Dancers

The Greek National Opera is seeking female and male dancers for its production of Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot directed by Andrei Şerban, to be presented at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 June 2025.

Opera San José Reveals 24-25 Season Artists-in-Residence

Opera San José General Director/CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the opera company’s 2024-25 Artists-in-Residence, a cohort of accomplished opera talents who will be featured in this season’s four California Theatre mainstage productions.

Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Royal Opera House

There’s a singular simplicity in Madama Butterfly that draws in audiences year after year, decade by decade like moths to a flame: a man loves and leaves a woman; she gives up everything for him. With a staging that mirrors that bare but powerful concept, Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s 2002 production returns again to Covent Garden with more than a patina of authenticity.

Review: RENT at Center Stage Theatre

You won't believe that the entire cast is made up of high school and college students and grads. They're THAT good.