Charles Edwards painted his interpretations of canvases by Anthony van Dyck for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “I Puritani.” Then he visited the Met Museum to see the original.

Mears plays mostly by the Puccini/Giacosa/Illica rulebook of love and terror in totalitarian Rome - foolish the director who would throw the musically and ...

A new production of Puccini’s Tosca at an institution like the Royal Opera that is reliant on a regular turnover of repertoire classics is always a big deal. When the director is Oliver Mears, the ...

Opera lovers arriving at Covent Garden this week for the start of the new season were greeted by Ukrainian flags and scores of picketing protesters. “While she sings, Ukraine bleeds,” read the ...

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko returned to the Royal Opera House in Puccini’s Tosca, starring in the eponymous role - Alastair Muir/amx If the Royal Opera had aimed to open their new season in a blaze ...

She has not yet taken the stage, but upcoming performances by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko at Britain’s Royal Opera House have drawn angry criticism from Kyiv and prompted protests in London as ...

Giacomo Puccini's Tosca concert performance will take stage at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre on Wednesday. CBC’s Sandra Abma gets a behind-the-scenes peek of the dramatic lighting, screen projections ...

A production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca by the Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO), provocatively scheduled by management for Tel Aviv in 2026, has been cancelled after widespread opposition from artists and ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO), one of Britain’s most prestigious arts institutions, has canceled its planned production of “Tosca” in Israel after a widespread staff backlash. In a recent open ...

The United Kingdom‘s Royal Ballet and Opera has canceled its planned 2026 production of “Tosca” at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, following internal protest over the organization’s stance on Gaza, the ...

In the end, it was a happy surprise that so much of beauty and musical integrity emerged from the exercise – and that the production by Steve Elias brought a convincing fresh interpretation to the ...

This weekend at Tanglewood, it’s Broadway brilliance and operatic drama. In this video, Boston University Music Professor Jeremy Yudkin previews two standout performances: a revival of a beloved 1960s ...