Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas ever written. It has a wonderfully lyrical score, familiar arias and a story that remains compelling even after often heard. San Diego Opera’s most recent production played to a full house on opening night, and under the direction of Jose Maria Condemi the well-chosen cast delivered a performance with impressive emotional depth. Corinne Winters’s convincing portrayal of the naïve 15-year-old Cio-Cio-San brought bravas and enthusiastic applause at curtain call. But her portrayal of innocence exploited meant both bravos and boos over extended applause for tenor Adam Smith’s convincing version of her heartless seducer, Lieutenant Pinkerton.
Good Mood Records returns with the new album RAIN from the groundbreaking late vocalist and songwriter NORA YORK.
Good Mood Records is set to release 'RAIN,' a posthumous collection of songs by the late vocalist and songwriter Nora York. The album, produced by Emmy winner Jamie Lawrence, features a blend of contemporary jazz and pop music. Get ready for an innovative musical experience.
Madison Opera will open its 63rd season with Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on Friday, November 3 at 8pm and Sunday, November 5 at 2:30pm in Overture Hall at the Overture Center for the Arts.
Opera San José’s 2022-23 season concludes with a vivid production of Puccini’s thriller Tosca. See photos from the production.
Opera San José’s 2022-23 season will conclude with a vivid production of Puccini’s thriller Tosca.
The great opera TOSCA will be presented by Guild Opera Company on Friday January 27th and Saturday January 28th at 7:30 PM at River of the Valley in Canoga Park.
This month, the reader question was “What Broadway show has been revived the most?” Taking both plays and musicals into account, and considering works in repertory, these were the findings.
When Giacomo Puccini saw a performance of Victorien Sardo's play La Tosca, whilst Sarah Bernhardt was touring with it in Milan, he was immediately captivated by the power of the drama. Love, politics, sadism and religion: all these ingredients are brought together in the story of the jealous and impulsive singer Floria Tosca, who is in love with the idealistic Mario Cavaradossi in an Italy fighting for its independence.
Opera Naples, one of Naples' leading performing arts organizations, has announced tickets are on sale for the II Festival Under the Stars. Conducted by Artistic Director Ramón Tebar and featuring the Naples Festival Orchestra, the II Festival Under the Stars will take place March 11-20 with performances at Cambier Park and the Wang Opera Center.
War, chaos and corruption set the tone for the Giacomo Puccini's iconic opera as Opera Columbus kicks off its 40th season with Tosca, the very first opera it presented upon the company's premiere in 1981.
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The 2021-22 season will be conducted by Artistic Director and renowned conductor Ramón Tebar and include productions at the newly renovated Wang Opera Center, the II Festival Under the Stars, and an extraordinary concert with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov at Arthrex One.
Opera Naples, one of Naples' leading performing arts organizations, has announced the 2021-22 season.
San Francisco Opera announced today repertory, casting and reopening plans for its 99th season. Commencing with a performance of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, August 21, the 2021–22 Season marks the inauguration of Eun Sun Kim’s tenure as Caroline H. Hume Music Director and a reemergence of opera at the War Memorial Opera House.
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini will be performed by La Monnaie De Munt on 11 June. This is a new production with a live audience.
In this new production of Tosca, La Monnaie sets out to address a subject that is highly topical: the fear of God as a means to political domination.
The artists and artistry of San Francisco Opera will be on full display in Celebrating the Voices of San Francisco Opera, a virtual event premiering on Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm Pacific.
King's Head Theatre presents Puccini double-bill OPERA UNDONE: TOSCA & LA BOHEME which began previews at Trafalgar Studios 2 on 5 February and runs until 7 March with a press night on Tuesday 11 February.
In yet another attempt to democratise opera, Opera Undone, the new strand of Islington's King's Head Theatre's celebrated opera offering, brings two radical interpretations of Puccini's Tosca and La bohème to the Trafalgar Studios. These are the first productions to debut in the West End.
Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème will run at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 5 February to 7 March 2020. Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director of the King's Head Theatre, will also direct the production, with musical direction from David Eaton. Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème will have a national press night on Tuesday 11 February 2020.
The Olivier Award-nominated producers of the 2017 smash-hit La bohème, announce the full cast for the Puccini double-bill, Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème. The production will run at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 5 February to 7 March 2020. Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director of the King's Head Theatre, will also direct the production, with musical direction from David Eaton. Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème will have national press nights on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 February 2020 for the two casts.
Amore Opera kicks off its tenth season on October 20th with Puccini's Tosca at its home, the Riverside Theater on Manhattan's Upper West Side. This exciting production of Tosca will be presented in fully-staged production conducted by Richard Cordova, with stage direction by Amore Opera's Artistic Director Nathan Hull.
Amore Opera kicks off its tenth season on October 20th with Puccini's Tosca at its home, the Riverside Theater on Manhattan's Upper West Side. This exciting production of Tosca will be presented in fully-staged production conducted by Richard Cordova, with stage direction by Amore Opera's Artistic Director Nathan Hull.
Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, announces the cast performing in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on Sunday, October 15, 2017.
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