With operas such as 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme,' Giacomo Puccini still dominates the repertoire of opera houses around the world 100 years after his death.The world of opera was ...

When the curtain rises Saturday evening on Los Angeles Opera’s “Turandot,” composer Giacomo Puccini’s last work will feature the L.A. debut of the production’s biggest star: monumental stage sets ...

The “warm, lush, relatable” score, Joseph said, reminded her of the tuneful, catchy operas of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. Not only was Dédé a New Orleans native, but he had created ...

Adored by some, hated by others, regardless of any opinion, these days Puccini's operas are repertory mainstays. Donald Macleod explores the composer's life and work ...

Boulder Opera’s “Puccini Double Bill” features the gripping tragedy “Il Tabarro” and the sharp-witted comedy “Gianni Schicchi ...

We are wrong, of course: Butterfly is Puccini's most taxing soprano role (Turandot's tessitura is higher, but Butterfly is on stage and uninterruptedly at the centre of attention for vastly longer) ...

Let the gentle sounds of the piano strings soothe your mind so you can focus on your studies. Featuring arrangements of iconic pieces by Camille Saint-Saëns and Giacomo Puccini.

Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic ...

One of the photos shows a scene from her dressing room. The title is a tragic opera by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), set in Nagasaki. The protagonist, Cio-Cio-San, a 15-year-old ...

Read more The fifth of seven children, he was christened Giacomo Antonio ... by the public at large. The composer himself never finished the score – the last two scenes were completed from sketches by ...

When it comes to name recognition in Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini usually comes in second ... explores two operas from the lauded Italian composer. (Dianela Acosta/Courtesy photo) Set in ...