Last week, Opera Philadelphia opened its new season by producing three operas simultaneously, including two premieres, and a tried-and-true classic: “Turandot” by Puccini. The offering by Puccini has ...
The succession of masterpieces that Italian opera consists of, lasting for 300 years, ended with “Turandot” in 1926, Puccini’s final opera. Nothing since approaches its stature or renown. And Othalie ...
Stefano Vignati, Music Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Carolina, has been selected to conduct the opening of the ...
Ludwig van Beethoven had a visitor. A young man stepped into the legendary composer’s attic apartment in Vienna. He was introduced as Gioachino Rossini. “Ah ...
Soprano Tamara Wilson strikes a pose in Turandot at Houston Grand Opera. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane Composer Giacomo Puccini loved fast cars, fast women, and cigarettes. It was the cigarettes that ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The former Italian diplomat to China, Baron Fassini Camossi, gifted Puccini ...
True love is always risky. Every lover knows it’s tricky enough to catch the eye of the beloved; to see one’s affections returned is never a sure thing. Imagine you are a prince who falls for a ...
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, set to a libretto in ...
Puccini’s final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend, loosely based on a play by 18th-century Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi. Featuring a most unusual score with an astounding and ...
In a dramatic turn of events, Italian opera director Davide Livermore withdrew from the production of “Again 2024 Turandot” just nine hours before its opening Sunday night in Seoul, citing creative ...
The Metropolitan Opera presents Puccini's Turandot live in HD in movie theaters worldwide this Saturday at 1:00 PM. The Metropolitan Opera presents Puccini's Turandot live in HD in movie theaters ...