Before the curtain rises, a Pasolini quote appears. It’s a clear warning this TOSCA won’t simply walk through Puccini’s Rome.

Caitlin Gotimer’s Tosca goes from 0-60 in mere moments while the London Philharmonic unlock the barely contained violence in Ted Huffman’s long-awaited exceptional staging Giacomo Puccini died only a ...

Why these extravagant gestures to Puccini? While celebrations connected to an artist’s birth are quite common, making a big fuss over the anniversary of their death happens far less frequently. But ...

Heartbeat Opera, which specializes in rethinking classic titles for contemporary audiences, opened its first fully staged new productions in 3 1/2 years at the Baruch Performing Arts Center last week.

In our technology-dominated times, a “classic” production of a perennial operatic favorite is always welcome. Seattle Opera has granted every traditional opera fan’s wish in its latest take on Giacomo ...

West Bay Opera stages Puccini’s “Tosca.” With its themes of sex, politics and religion, the opera feels as topical as ever in today’s climate. Courtesy West Bay Opera If it’s true that classic works ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The powerhouse soprano, already a company stalwart at 37, still seems to be figuring out a character whose moods change on a dime. By Zachary Woolfe ...

Mears plays mostly by the Puccini/Giacosa/Illica rulebook of love and terror in totalitarian Rome - foolish the director who would throw the musically and ...

Opera lovers braved the sweltering summer weather this past holiday weekend for some world-class productions, care of Des ...

Detroit Opera’s 2026–27 season will open with three performances of “Tosca,” Puccini’s gripping story of love, jealousy, and ...

Soprano Anna Netrebko, whom the New York Times hailed as “magnificent” when she made her role debut as Tosca in 2018, returns as Puccini’s explosive diva, back by popular demand. Tenors Najmiddin ...