Luigi Illica

LA BOHÈME to be Presented at Opera San José This Holiday Season

LA BOHÈME will be presented at Opera San José this holiday season. Experience Puccini's timeless tale of love and loss set against the backdrop of Paris. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

AURORA Comes to Teatro Colon

 Aurora, compuesta por Héctor Panizza con libreto de Luigi Illica –el mismo de La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly y Andrea Chénier– es, además de una gran ópera italiana del romanticismo –de hecho fue estrenada en Buenos Aires en ese idioma– una obra de poderoso simbolismo.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE & More Announced For 2025 Glimmerglass Festival

The Glimmerglass Festival will present a world premiere, two company premieres including Sunday in the Park with George, and a revival of the company’s first commission for young people in its 2025 season.

Sony Classical Announces Jonas Kaufmann Puccini: Love Affairs

Sony Classical has announced Jonas Kaufmann's new album 'Puccini: Love Affairs,' featuring six of Puccini's greatest duets and scenes, each performed with a different soprano. Release date: September 13.

Review: LA BOHÈME at MN Opera

What did our critic think of LA BOHÈME at MN Opera?

Interview: Charles H. Eaton of LA BOHÈME at Minnesota Opera

The Minnesota Opera's rendition of La Bohème will grace the stage of the Ordway Music Theater from May 4th to May 19th, 2024. The enchanting music is composed by Giacomo Puccini, with a compelling libretto crafted by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Opera San José Unveils 24-25 Season Featuring a Local Premiere & More

Opera San José has revealed the programming for the company’s 41st season. See the productions and learn how to purchase tickets.

Florida Grand Opera to Close 2023-24 Season With Puccini's LA BOHEME

Florida Grand Opera will conclude its 2023-24 season with the timeless masterpiece, Puccini's La bohème. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Bringing a horizon that dissolves and dialogue with cinema, Puccini 's MADAMA BUTTERFLY Opens Theatro Municipal (Sao Paulo) 2024 Season

This production of Madama Butterfly highlights the social decline and impoverishment that occur in Cio-cio-san's life, to give visibility to the sociocultural aspects that cause the protagonist's growing suffering and the tragic outcome of the story, as well as the machismo she suffers of both cultures – Japanese and American.

LA Opera Season to Include ROMEO AND JULIET, Concerts from Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth

LA Opera President and CEO Christopher Koelsch has announced details for the company's 39th season. Music Director James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Domingo Hindoyan.

PAGLIACCI, THE MAGIC FLUTE & More Set for Seattle Opera 2024/25 Season

Seattle Opera has unveiled its 2024/25 season. Learn about the productions and see how to purchase tickets!

El Estudio De La Ã"pera De Bellas Artes Presenta Sí, Me Llaman Mimí, Basada En La Bohème

Como despedida de la generación 2022-2023, el Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) presentará este sábado 16 de diciembre, en el Palacio Postal, la ópera de bolsillo Sí, me llaman Mimí, basada en La Bohème, de Giacomo Puccini, en una adaptación de Andrea Parra. 

Opera Puccini's TOSCA Comes to Artpark Mainstage Theater Next Summer

Celebrating its 50th season, Artpark will present  one of the world's favorite operas, Giacomo Puccini's TOSCA, in the Artpark Mainstage Theater on Friday, July 12 at 7:00PM & Sunday, July 14 2:00PM in 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 15 at 10AM. Reserved seats begin at $39.

Opera Orlando Announces $15 Rush Tickets For TOSCA

Get $15 rush tickets for the opera TOSCA. Limited availability for students. Contact Gabriel Preisser at (407) 512-1900 or GPreisser@OperaOrlando.org.

Opera Orlando Announces More Of The MainStage Events For TOSCA

More of the MainStage events for Puccini’s TOSCA. Find out what exciting performances are in store for opera lovers.

Tickets for Opera Orlando's TOSCA On Sale Now

Purchase your tickets now for Opera Orlando's TOSCA and experience the captivating opera that has been captivating audiences worldwide. Find out where and when the performances are taking place. Don't miss out on this incredible production!

Video: Inside Rehearsal For RENT on Long Island Directed by Adam Pascal

Adam Pascal, who starred as Roger in the original Broadway cast of Rent, is directing a production of Rent at Long island's From Stage to Screen next week. Go behind the scenes of the production in an all new rehearsal video here!

Photos: First Look at Opera Holland Park's New Production of LA BOHÈME

Photos have been released of the new production of Puccini's La bohème by Opera Holland Park with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa and the City of London Sinfonia and the Opera Holland Park Chorus.

Maryland Opera Reveals 2023-2024 Season Celebrating its Roots and Nurturing Opera's Future

Discover the enchanting performances and special events lined up for Maryland Opera's 2023-2024 season. From fully staged scenes from beloved operas to holiday-themed programs and a grand production of Tosca, there's something for every opera lover.

Andrea Chénier Comes to Theater St.Gallen This Month

Inspiriert von der Biografie des Dichters André Chénier verschmelzen in Umberto Giordanos veristischer Oper Dichtung und Wahrheit zu einem opulenten und packenden historischen Musikdrama: Im Mittelpunkt der Handlung, die von Französischer Revolution und Schreckensherrschaft der Jakobiner angetrieben wird, steht die fiktive Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen Chénier, der Aristokratin Maddalena und dem Revolutionär Gérard, der seine Autorität missbraucht, um sich seines Rivalen Chénier zu entledigen.