A new production at New York’s Metropolitan Opera sounds and looks different from anything presented at the venerable opera house before, featuring flamenco rhythms and dance.

As late as last month, an NZSO press release touted this admittedly eccentric programming as a celebration of Puccini’s opera hits and a Kiwi world premiere.

Now comes soprano Kathleen O’Mara, who will make her company debut as Mimi in two of the three performances of San Diego Opera’s season-opening production of Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème ...

The three one-act operas that make up Puccini's Trittico, though self-contained, were meant by the composer to be performed as one bill. Though strongly contrasted, the three pieces are linked by ...

Once again, Sally Rooney does what she does best: writing about nothing, while also writing about everything. Intermezzo, her fourth and latest novel, follows her previous path of exploring the ...

Elsewhere, black and white photos trace Puccini's trips to Buenos Aires and New York, where he promoted his operas. And the exhibit includes excerpts of silent films which used Puccini's music ...

Italy's Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas such as "Madame Butterfly", was panned by contemporary critics but harnessed then-novel technology such as records and cinema to become a global star, ...

Italy's Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas such as "Madame Butterfly", was panned by contemporary critics but harnessed then-novel technology such as records and cinema to become a global star ...