I’d say that “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is not a maxim that has ever been used for Puccini’s Chinese-inspired fairytale, TURANDOT, which returned for another go-around at the Met the other day ...

In this undated image, Stephanie Blythe is Gianni Schicchi in "Gianni Schicchi," part of "The Puccini Duo" presented by San Diego Opera in February 2023. San Diego Opera's four performances of "The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by the Washington National Opera shows a set rendering by Wilson Chin showing one of his designs for a new ...

Puccini’s “Il Trittico,” staged over the next two weekends by OperaDelaware, is a rarity in the repertoire: a series of three one-act operas with nary a connection to one another save for the composer ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues at 1 p.m. with a performance of “Turandot,” Puccini’s fairy tale of ancient China.

Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924). Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, Puccini’s librettists for Madama Butterfly, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English National Opera’s 2020 production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madam Butterfly - Corbis Entertainment Among all the composers whose ...

In a 10-year burst of creativity, Giacomo Puccini turned out “Manon Lescaut,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly”( Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo). This essay is a Cover Story selection ...

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities As companies around the globe celebrate the centennial of Giacomo Puccini’s death in ...

Manon Lescaut is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini. The story is based on the 1731 novel L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost and should not be confused ...

Houston Public Media's St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra give a quick overview of Giacomo Puccini's powerful and tragic love story set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in ...