The phrase “grand opera” conjures images of opulently dressed performers singing atop a monumental set, but few patrons truly consider the artistry and labor that goes into such epic entertainment. As ...
There are at least five good reasons Florida Grand Opera has performed Puccini’s “Tosca” almost a dozen times in 50 years, even featuring tenor Luciano Pavarotti in one of the roles in 1981. “To me, ...
Puccini’s “Tosca” enjoys one of the most deliciously evil — and beautiful — love triangles of all of grand opera. And it seldom fails to deliver whether at the magnificent Metropolitan Opera or at the ...
NEW YORK — The stakes could not have been higher. The chaos could not have been wilder. It’s fair to say that no production in the Metropolitan Opera’s history has been more vexed than the new staging ...
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 ...
The searing emotional wallop of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” marked the opening of Maestro Victor DeRenzi’s 40th Winter Season with the Sarasota Opera. The hallmark of productions under his guidance has ...
Maria Natale is deep in rehearsals for Opera San Jose’s production of “Tosca.” It’s her first time singing the opera’s passionate and artistic title character, Floria Tosca, but she says it’s a role ...
When San Diego Opera opens Giacomo Puccini’s beloved romantic opera “Tosca” on March 25, soprano Michelle Bradley will be performing the role of Tosca for only the second time in her professional ...