Puccini reinvented grand opera on an intimate, human scale, painting the lives of everyday men and women through music of exquisite and timeless beauty, with arias that speak directly to the heart.

In honour of the centenary of the great Italian composer’s death, Melbourne Opera (MO) will present a Puccini Festival from 15-25 September. Following the history-making success of The Ring Cycle ...

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 ...

It’s fairly safe to say that many of the most deeply devoted opera lovers have never experienced Giacomo Puccini’s “Edgar.” Completed when the composer was 30, it’s a quirky morality tale that hints ...

Puccini's great operas will break your heart - we caught up with some of the stars of Opera North to find out how. Conductor Jac van Steen, who has previously worked on some of Puccini's operas at ...

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was the pop star of his era. Even 100 years after his death, his operas like 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme' remain staple repertoire — and politically ...

Puccini’s work has continued to enthral audiences, from Tosca to Madam Butterfly. Here’s everything you need to know Telegraph Opera Critic, Nicholas Kenyon, is an author and academic, and former ...

Vancouver Opera ends its 65th season with Puccini’s perennial favourite Madama Butterfly, in an extended run of five partially double-cast performances. The show opened Saturday evening in the Queen ...

Puccini set his one-act opera in the 17th century, but its tragic story has had many painfully real counterparts all too recently, says ENO’s Annilese Miskimmon Great operas have the ability to thrive ...

Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther ...

On 25 April 1926, the premiere of Puccini’s posthumous opera was presented at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, almost a year and a half after his death From a correspondent 17 April 1926 It was only to be ...