September 11, 2023 at 0:00pm BST Svetlana Kasyan as Tosca in NI Opera's production at Belfast's Grand Opera House Picture by Neil Harrison The first thing to say about Northern Ireland Opera’s ...
Opera Orlando opens its 2023-24 All for Art season On the MainStage with Puccini's tragic masterwork Tosca on October 27 at 7:30 p.m. and October 29 at 2 p.m. in Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center.
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, ...
There are at least five good reasons Florida Grand Opera has performed Puccini’s “Tosca” almost a dozen times in 50 years, even featuring tenor Luciano Pavarotti in one of the roles in 1981. “To me, ...
“Tosca” is back at Los Angeles Opera. The well-traveled production by British director John Caird, first seen here in 2013, has been revived. The cast, headed by popular Los Angeles native Angel Blue, ...
When San Diego Opera opens Giacomo Puccini’s beloved romantic opera “Tosca” on March 25, soprano Michelle Bradley will be performing the role of Tosca for only the second time in her professional ...
It’s a masterpiece! Tosca has opened at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the production emphatically reconfirms that group’s status as one of the world’s great opera companies. The evening was soft and ...
San Diego Opera’s production of Tosca is winning high praise. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with director Lesley Koenig [ko-nig] who decided on an opera career at the ripe age of eight.
“Tosca,” how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Giacomo Puccini’s 1900 tour de force has been described as “the bread and butter of romantic opera,” but it’s really the pasta fagiole that ...
There are many, many interesting anecdotes circulating about Puccini’s “Tosca” — which figures since “Tosca” is among the most performed operas in the business. James Conlon told a few of them ...
Howard and Perez have been dating for three years. It's not unusual for "Tosca" to end in tears. This time, though, they were tears of joy for a real-life couple. During curtain call at San Francisco ...