What should opera look like in a world marked by rapid industrial and technological development? Though such questions certainly resonate in the 21st century, opera composers were asking the same ...

DESPITE being a dedicated opera fan for over 15 years, until recently I had never seen any of the Toscas staged at the Slovak National Theatre (SND). The reason I finally went to see the opera on ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCSICO — There are two sensational performances in San Francisco Opera’s “Tosca” at the War Memorial Opera House, a production that is firing on all cylinders at the midpoint of its run. In ...

Performed in the actual Roman settings described in the libretto. Moreover, the scenes take place at the appropriate times of day. Rome, June 1800. Floria Tosca is a celebrated opera singer, better ...

2 Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI 3 Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera 4 Video: Lisette Oropesa Sings Act II Aria From I ...

Back when she got her start on the podium as an undergrad studying composition, Eun Sun Kim says becoming an opera conductor “was not at all in my agenda.” If you’ve ever met a conductor, even once, ...