Whenever someone asks my opinion on the perfect “first” opera to attend, I always pick “Tosca” or “La bohème.” Puccini’s earworm melodies, spectacular arias and concise scoring can hook a first-time ...

Rome, 1800. In the heart of a candlelit monastery, a newly escaped convict begs a painter for help in evading the police. Unbeknownst to the obliging painter, his own compliance endangers not only his ...

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There are many reasons Florida Grand Opera (FGO) 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, it’s ...

PARIS — Many 19th-century opera composers wrote roles to suit the voices and characters of their wives or mistresses. When Puccini created a tempestuous diva called Floria Tosca, however, he could ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Set in Rome in 1800, the story pits the main character, Rome's diva Floria Tosca, ...

Anastasia Bartoli as Tosca and Mario Chang as Cavaradossi in Palm Beach Opera's production of Puccini's "Tosca" at the Kravis Center. Palm Beach Opera opened its 62 nd season Friday with a performance ...

Although their names and backgrounds contain historical allusions, the four main protagonists in Puccini's searing Tosca are fictional. Nevertheless, Cesare Angelotti, Mario Cavaradossi, Floria Tosca, ...

Amarillo Opera kicks off their 35th season with Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts. The story, played out in three acts, is a ...

Toscas by the dozen have trod the boards, stabbed Scarpia and jumped from the parapet on the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion since the first one, the late Dorothy Kirsten, sang the title role ...

The New Orleans Opera Association kicks off its 2009-2010 season with two performances of Puccini's "Tosca" Friday, October 9 and Sunday, October 11. The composer's beloved work premiered in Rome 100 ...