Opera critics consider Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca,” which is now playing at the San Francisco Opera, to be the epitome of the verismo style. When the opera premiered in 1900, many Italian composers were ...

Whatever Happened to Saying No? Cornell and the Modern Sexual ‘Contract’ Audio By Carbonatix It’s a traditionalist production with a first-rate soprano that eschews gimmickry. There’s been ...

Detroit Opera brings a new 'Tosca' to the stage that explores political repression and the struggle of artists.

The pitfalls you might not notice: The start of the “Te Deum” scene in Act I of “Tosca,” pictured here, is problematic, says conductor Speranza Scappucci, because of the changing meters. Wu Wei, ...