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, ...

Sep. 1—Love. Murder. Betrayal. Obsession. More than a century since its debut at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" continues to enthrall theatre-goers with its fast-paced and high ...

It's a classic tale of love, loss and deception.

The mystique surrounding Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen has been that of the late bloomer: After leaning singer-songwriter in her youth, singing in choirs and mistaking herself for a mezzo, Davidsen ...

"Tosca" will be performed Nov. 1, 5 and 7 at the Detroit Opera House. Puccini set the opera in Rome during the Napoleonic wars, but Detroit Opera's version will move the action to fascist Italy in the ...

When touring opera has been shredded by cuts, it’s a shame that Oxford International’s opener with Bryn Terfel fell short ...

The Cedar Rapids Opera’s production of Puccini’s opera, Tosca is set to take the stage this weekend. Tosca is probably the most thrilling opera in the inherited repertoire. And conducting it is a ...

Florentine Opera's new production of Puccini's "Tosca" has the most elaborate content advisory this side of premium cable: "Tosca" "contains depictions of interrogation and torture, physical ...

I will admit, "Tosca" has never been one of my favorite operas. Puccini's music is lovely — and at many points in the opera even achingly beautiful — but the melodramatic, even pulpy plot, along with ...