With radical adaptations of Verdi’s “Macbeth” and Puccini’s “Tosca,” Heartbeat Opera shows why it’s so vital to New York’s music scene. By Oussama Zahr Heartbeat Opera, a small, nimble company that ...

The Cedar Rapids Opera’s production of Puccini’s opera, Tosca is set to take the stage this weekend. Tosca is probably the most thrilling opera in the inherited repertoire. And conducting it is a ...

There are at least five good reasons Florida Grand Opera has performed Puccini’s “Tosca” almost a dozen times in 50 years, even featuring tenor Luciano Pavarotti in one of the roles in 1981. “To me, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Aleksandra Kurzak, moving into heavier repertoire with Puccini’s opera, played the title diva as touchingly human. By Oussama Zahr When Aleksandra ...

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 ...

“Bringing together two of New York City’s most legendary institutions—the New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall—is a deeply meaningful way to begin my inaugural season as Music and Artistic Director ...

Maria Natale is deep in rehearsals for Opera San Jose’s production of “Tosca.” It’s her first time singing the opera’s passionate and artistic title character, Floria Tosca, but she says it’s a role ...

It’s a masterpiece! Tosca has opened at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the production emphatically reconfirms that group’s status as one of the world’s great opera companies. The evening was soft and ...

“Tosca,” Giacomo Puccini’s opera of power and sexual passion, needs a soprano of beauty, power and temperament in the title role. Add to those requirements, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Barn ...

Indianapolis is about to see one of its most world-renowned voices in one of opera's most powerful roles. The voice belongs to Angela Brown, whose wide-ranging talent has brought her to the ...

In the U.S. it is still news when a Negro stars in grand opera, even in a role calling for a dark skin. Marian Anderson’s Metropolitan Opera debut as the Negro Ulrica, in Un Ballo in Maschera (TIME, ...