A concert performance in an orchestral reduction of Puccini’s colossal final opera was stylishly led by conductor Naomi Woo with José de Eça’s Calaf heading a strong cast ...

This art form is always about compromise - it’s simply too big to contain without it, the adjective ‘grand’ very much earned ...

José de Eça and Anne Sophie Duprels lead a striking concert staging, with Naomi Woo drawing committed playing from the City ...

In conducting his first full-length opera in concert with the Minnesota Orchestra, music director Thomas Søndergård has pulled off a stunner, with fireworks singing from not only a terrific host of ...

The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died of a heart attack on Nov. 29, 1924 without finishing his newest opera “Turandot.” The piece was later finished by Franco Alfano, but remains a curiosity in ...

One hundred years since it premiered at La Scala opera house in Milan, there is still no consensus on how the opera “Turandot” should end. After struggling with the ending to “Turandot” for years, ...

With the crash of a gong or six, director Andrei Zerban’s classic 1984 production of Puccini’s final work Turandot, which combines elements of opera, Chinese theatre and the Italian dramatic ...

Were operas to be identified like episodes of Friends, Turandot would be “the one with Nessun Dorma”. This beloved tenor aria has achieved a life of its own away from its parent opera. Consequently, ...

NEWBURYPORT — The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues at 1 p.m. with the annual Listeners’ Choice broadcast. This year, the radio audience voted for a 1966 ...

North Carolina Opera has unveiled its 2026-2027 season, featuring three operas. The season includes Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Turandot, and the company premiere of Gluck's Orfeo & Euridice in concert.