Séguin's journey to conducting the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year’s Day concert began when he stepped in for a banned Russian ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza. By Amelia ...

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 ...

In our technology-dominated times, a “classic” production of a perennial operatic favorite is always welcome. Seattle Opera has granted every traditional opera fan’s wish in its latest take on Giacomo ...

Soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the stage in one of opera's most formidable roles. PREVIEW: 0:35 Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages - Preview Some of Pavarotti's finest performances and in duet with pop ...

A great classic opera, a cast of strong and impassioned singers and players, beautifully designed sets. It would be hard to find a more compelling trifecta of talent than Seattle Opera displays in the ...

ROME (AP) — Behind a rusty gate near Rome’s Circus Maximus is a building passed daily by hordes of tourists. They’re oblivious to the fact that behind its faded, flaking paint is a hive of activity ...

In a vast studio at the Seattle Opera Center on a recent Monday evening, a glorious noise was heard. While rehearsing the end of Act I of the beloved Puccini opera “Tosca,” the voices of 46 Seattle ...

Seattle Opera will close its 2024/25 season with Giacomo Puccini’s shocking melodrama Tosca, the fiery tale of an opera diva who risks everything to save her beloved from the grasp of a sadistic and ...