No matter how many times you’ve seen Puccini’s warhorse opera Tosca, there are always some things new and exciting that reveal themselves to keep this masterpiece fresh, exciting, and relevant. Maybe ...

An impressive set drew applause as the first curtain rose. It was a prophetic herald of the pleasures to follow. The story begins with a light comedic touch as baritone Michael Sokol (Sacristan) ...

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 ...

It’s been called one of the “most lethal” of operas. But beyond its dark themes of murder, corruption and betrayal, “Tosca” also boasts some of Puccini’s most beloved arias. Set in Rome during the ...

At the Civic Opera House this past Saturday, it was hard to tell which was the greater tragedy—Puccini’s melodrama Tosca or its new Lyric coproduction. A largely consistent, compelling vision did ...

Resounding boos followed the Metropolitan Opera’s opening-night performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” — and while no singer was at fault, the uproar was justified. Theater and opera director Luc Bondy made ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Renowned Muscogee citizen soprano Kirsten C. Kunkle makes her debut in the title ...