Puccini’s ‘E lucevan le stelle’ (And the stars were shining brightly) is one of the most heart-wrenching arias in the Italian tenor repertoire. Sung by the doomed painter Cavaradossi in the opera ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. A study in emotional contrasts, “Suor ...

Life, they say, begins at forty, which is precisely the age of Andrei Serban's version of Turandot for the Royal Opera. This meticulously ... director Jack Furness. Puccini appropriately added ...

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It was December 7, 2019, when the curtain of Teatro alla Scala rose before the select audience that annually attends the Sant’Ambroeus performance, better known among opera lovers ... by the pandemic— ...

Renowned soprano Anna Netrebko is set to return to London's Royal Opera House after a six-year absence, starring in a new production of Puccini's Tosca to inaugurate the 2025-26 season. Directed by ...

Pianist Kathryn Stott assesses some of the best of the week's new releases, and Edward Seckerson picks his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No.10. Edward Seckerson chooses his ...

Pati spoke with OperaWire about his recent debuts in Chicago and New York and performing Verdi and Puccini. OperaWire: What is the experience of making your debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago like?

There are currently some wonderful compilation DVDs of this musical anthology show. I have one which pays tribute to classical pianists (including Jose Iturbi, Grant Johanssen, and Van Cliburn) and ...

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