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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Rochelle Bard as Floria Tosca reacts after fending off the advances of the relentless Scarpia, played by Aleksey Bogdanov, in Hawaii Opera Theatre’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Select an option ...

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 ...

It feels like summer is starting to cool off, but the Soo Opera is just heating up. All month long they’ll be busy with performances and concerts. Anna Rebek and Thomas Gunther are here to talk about ...

Anne Toomey as Tosca in Sarasota Opera's production of "Tosca." The searing emotional wallop of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” marked the opening of Maestro Victor DeRenzi’s 40th Winter Season with the ...

A roller coaster story of love, lust, jealousy, murder and political intrigue, the opera "Tosca" comes to Whitefish Nov. 23 as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD program. Sung in Italian with ...