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Date of Death: November 29, 1924 (65)

Birth Place: Lucca, Tuscany, ITALY

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Florida Grand Opera to Close 2023-24 Season With Puccini's LA BOHEME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024


Florida Grand Opera will conclude its 2023-24 season with the timeless masterpiece, Puccini's La bohème. Learn how to purchase tickets.

PUCCINI, BUSONI, OFFENBACH and ROSSINI Announced Among the Attractions of Theatro Sao Pedro's 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 12, 2024


The lyrical season will feature 12 titles, such as Turandot, by Busoni, Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini, Le Comte Ory, by Rossini, among others. The program also includes ballets, cinema and music, and concerts in a year in which São Pedro establishes partnerships with the Cinemateca, the São Paulo Companhia de Dança and guest orchestras.

Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces 2024-2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2024


Discover the lineup for the 2024-2025 season at Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Season to include The Brightness of Light, The Barber of Seville, Cruzar la cara de la luna, and Turandot.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY Comes to Opera Naples This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024


On Friday, March 8 and Sunday, March 10, Opera Naples will present 'Madama Butterfly' in Cambier Park. Directed by Maria Todaro, this opera pays tribute to Giacomo Puccini's enduring legacy, commemorating the 100th anniversary of his passing.

Amplio Programa Musical Se Presentará A Través De Las Agrupaciones Artísticas Del Inbal
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2024


La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), con una amplia programación, presenta las actividades artísticas que las agrupaciones musicales realizarán durante los siguientes meses de 2024, en el marco del 90 aniversario del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Bringing a horizon that dissolves and dialogue with cinema, Puccini 's MADAMA BUTTERFLY Opens Theatro Municipal (Sao Paulo) 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 5, 2024


This production of Madama Butterfly highlights the social decline and impoverishment that occur in Cio-cio-san's life, to give visibility to the sociocultural aspects that cause the protagonist's growing suffering and the tragic outcome of the story, as well as the machismo she suffers of both cultures – Japanese and American.

New Jersey Symphony Announces Its 2024-25 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 2, 2024


NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY, led by Music Director Xian Zhang, has announced its upcoming 2024-25 season.

Five New Productions Announced For Canadian Opera Company's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - Feb 22, 2024


The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2024/2025 season with exciting programming comprised almost entirely of new-to-Toronto productions including the first-ever COC staging of Verdi’s Nabucco, the world premiere of a new production of Gounod’s Faust, and the Toronto premiere of La Reine-garçon, a new creation from Canadians Julien Bilodeau and Michel Marc Bouchard.

South Bend Symphony Unveils 2024-25 Season Featuring Mozart, HARRY POTTER & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2024


The South Bend Symphony Orchestra has revealed the 2024-25 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

San Francisco Opera Announces 2024�"25 Season Including CARMEN, LA BOHÈME and More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2024


The 2024–25 Season includes six mainstage opera productions along with concert presentations including a one-night-only performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on October 26, honoring the work's 200th anniversary and, in the summer of 2025, a special Pride Concert celebrating San Francisco's LGBTQIA+ community.

El Estudio De La �"pera De Bellas Artes Presentará Versión Reducida De LA BOHÈME, De Giacomo Puccini
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2024


La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través del Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA), ofrecerán 10 funciones de una versión reducida de la famosa ópera italiana La bohème, del compositor Giacomo Puccini. Serán ocho funciones con una duración de 60 minutos en el Teatro El Granero Xavier Rojas, del Centro Cultural del Bosque, así como dos funciones con duración de 30 minutos en el Palacio Postal, en la Ciudad de México.

Review: TOSCA, Royal Opera House
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 6, 2024


Even with its scenes of torture, sexual extortion, execution and suicide, this thirteenth revival of Jonathan Kent’s take on Tosca digs deep into the romantic story at its heart.

LA Opera 2024/25 Season to Include ROMEO AND JULIET, Concerts from Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 3, 2024


LA Opera President and CEO Christopher Koelsch has announced details for the company's 39th season. Music Director James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Domingo Hindoyan.

Reconoce Ramón Vargas El Apoyo Que Realiza El Inbal Al Proyecto Operístico En México
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2024


Ópera, música, danza, teatro, danza folclórica, literatura y otras expresiones, a cargo de las coordinaciones y grupos artísticas del Inbal, confluirán en 2024 para celebrar el 90 Aniversario del Palacio de Bellas Artes, el máximo recinto de la cultura en México.

Review: RENT Rocks At Baltimore's Theatre Project AND M & T Bank Exchange
by Cybele Pomeroy - Jan 30, 2024


RENT is an assemblage of romantic tragedy interspersed with moments that touch your heart, rattle your nerves or tickle your funny bone, set in the gritty underbelly of New York at the height of the AIDS epidemic. The show is a tribute to the spirit of people undaunted by poverty, addiction and illness in the face of a very bleak reality. 

Video: Go Backstage with LA BOHÈME at The Atlanta Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 28, 2024


Take a look behind the scenes of 'La Bohème' and meet the talented cast, crew, artists, and technicians bringing The Atlanta Opera's production of Puccini's classic to life. Watch the video here!

Video: Watch a Conversation in Spanish with Gabriella Reyes of The Atlanta Opera's LA BOHÈME
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 28, 2024


Gabriella Reyes, Nicaraguan-American soprano who is currently taking the role of Mimì in The Atlanta Opera production of La Bohème to new heights sat down with the Director of The Atlanta Opera Film Studio, Felipe Barral, for a conversation in Spanish about her life, career, and taking on Puccini's iconic classic. Watch the video here!

Works & Process to Present Washington National Opera: TURANDOT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2024


Works & Process presents Washington National Opera: Turandot, a captivating performance.

Puccini Double Bill Will Be Performed By Cape Town Opera As Part of Their First Season of 2024 at Artscape
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2024


Hot on the heels of their sold-out Cape Town run of The Sound of Music presented in collaboration with Pieter Toerien Productions, Cape Town Opera opens its exciting 25th anniversary year with Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi at the Artscape from 14 to 17 February 2024.

Video: Get A First Look at LA BOHÈME at Atlanta Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 22, 2024


Get a first look at Atlanta Opera's La Bohème as you escape to the Bohemian streets of Paris in their production of Puccini’s masterpiece. The opera unfolds a world of dreams, love, and artistic passion at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. See the all-new cinematic trailer for the production.

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