Scottish Opera, in an enthralling new production conducted by Stuart Stratford and directed by David McVicar, has come up ...

The conductor’s orchestral suites explores the subtlety of Puccini’s scoring, and render Madama Butterfly and Tosca afresh The Covid pandemic may have kept Carlo Rizzi away from the podium, but they ...

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 ...

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.

This album features Chilean-American tenor Jonathan Tetelman, and it's his dedication to the great opera composer, which also marks the centenary of Puccini’s death. The Great Puccini presents ...

'Puccini - Opera Meets New Media' runs in Milan until January 12 Italy’s Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas such as Madame Butterfly, was panned by contemporary critics but harnessed then-novel ...

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 ...

Composers have harnessed TV and cinema since Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors pulled in five million viewers 75 years ago but for my money Kombat Opera’s satire showed us how to do it best ...

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 ...

Pianist Aurélien Froissart sits down to play a gentle lullaby on a public piano for a baby holding a pacifier, creating a ...