`Tosca” features three principal characters, all of whom die violently and messily before our eyes. “Tosca” traffics in torture, attempted rape, assassination, suicide. “Tosca” is derided by many ...

"This year is a very special year commemorating the 100th anniversary of Puccini's death. Puccini's Tosca feels very special to me because the protagonist's profession in the work is the same as mine, ...

Audiences who attend Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of “Tosca” are well-advised to keep their eyes wide open. There will be something very special to take in: the exquisite painted settings, ...

THE DRAMA of a passionate Italian opera was recreated at Lumley Castle last week, when a stunt man plummeted more than 20ft from a hotel. The famous 'leap of death' in Puccini's Tosca, where the main ...

Diva Tosca (Sonya Yoncheva) survives, but the opera ‘Tosca’ is DOA at the Met. Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera. Amid the metaphorical and and literal murk of this “gala” performance, one spark shone out ...

Actually, it's not over when the fat lady sings; an opera is over when the fat lady flat-out dies. Such is the case with Tosca, Puccini's Roman odyssey. Good opera also has to have plenty of betrayal, ...

Well, it's four-and-a-half stars really: five if you haven't seen Jonathan Kent's magnificent production of this great Puccini opera before; four if you already know how good it is. Well, it's ...

The pitfalls you might not notice: The start of the “Te Deum” scene in Act I of “Tosca,” pictured here, is problematic, says conductor Speranza Scappucci, because of the changing meters. Wu Wei, ...

Tosca is one opera that few directors choose to set in anything other than its original time and place. This is because the action occurs at such a specific time, namely the afternoon, evening and ...

The end of opera season always competes with outdoor activities that can feel more appealing as the winter gray finally gives way to summer weather. And as we emerge from pandemic restrictions, a June ...