Sondra Radvanovsky: It's really been my therapist, opera has. It's been my way of dealing with all of my issues in life, not just the death of people close to me and illness, but also happy moments, ...

Opera San José's 2022-23 season concludes with a vivid production of Puccini's thriller Tosca. See photos from the production. With breathtaking music and some of opera's most celebrated arias, the ...

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 ...

Lise Davidsen performs the title character’s Act II aria from "Tosca." Lise Davidsen performs the title character’s Act II aria “Vissi d’arte” from "Tosca." ...

When the New Orleans Opera opens its 2024-25 season this weekend, its lead-off production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” will evoke fond memories for two of its principal singers. Soprano Melody Moore ...

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) ...

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France — The first thing we hear in Christophe Honoré’s new production of “Tosca” at the Aix Festival here is not the score’s thunderous opening chords, but “Vissi d’arte,” a rending ...

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 ...

Every year, the vast open parking lot at the Santa Fe Opera in the lap of the Sangre de Cristo mountains is full of tailgaters — often with sumptuous dinners for the season’s opening night. “I think ...

Saturday night in the Victory Theatre was a remarkable event. The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra teamed with the Orchestra Chorus and four soloists to present music rarely heard in our town. They ...