In a 10-year burst of creativity, Giacomo Puccini turned out “Manon Lescaut,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly”( Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo). This essay is a Cover Story selection ...

Though ‘Le Villi’ is often bypassed in favor of Puccini’s later works, his first opera still has heart and technical skill. Some great artistic masters have become so revered that their reputations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English National Opera's 2020 production of Giacomo Puccini's Madam Butterfly - Corbis Entertainment Among all the composers whose ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since. Credit... Supported by ...

Among the most goose-bump-inducing moments in opera is Mimì’s entrance in the duet that concludes the first act of Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera “La Bohème.” Rodolfo (tenor), a struggling poet, has ...

One hundred years since it premiered at La Scala opera house in Milan, there is still no consensus on how the opera “Turandot” should end. After struggling with the ending to “Turandot” for years, ...

Italian is the language of opera, and its opera roots are deeply planted in Europe. However, many operas have exotic settings, far beyond the countries where their composers and librettists lived or ...

With ambition that exceeded its grasp, the orchestra performed Puccini’s “Il Trittico” ahead of the center’s expected closure. By Oussama Zahr This Orientalist classic, left unfinished, has had to be ...

“Almighty God touched me with His little finger,” wrote Giacomo Puccini, “and said: ‘Write for the theater . . .’ I have obeyed the supreme command.” He obeyed so successfully that he became one of ...