Giacomo Puccini News

One of the first-ever college productions of the acclaimed musical Rent, directed by Christopher Grabowski, will be presented by the Experimental Theater of the Drama Department at Vassar College, December 2*, 3, 4, and 5 (*preview performance).

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts calendar of events for the fall months has just been released. All events are subject to change without notice. Free performances are held each evening at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts calendar of events for the fall months has just been released. All events are subject to change without notice. Free performances are held each evening at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

The Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory has announced that Constantine Kitsopoulos will conduct the production of Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème, which will be presented in repertory with Johathan larson's Rent in February, 2011.

Don't miss your chance to see the Oklahoma regional premiere of RENT at the Pollard Theatre in historic downtown Guthrie now through Saturday, October 31, 2009!

Rehearsals have started and excitment is building for The Pollard Theatre's production of Rent. The show is set to run from October 9 - October 31, 2009. Tickets are on sale now!!

The critically acclaimed rock musical, Rent, rocks the Pollard Theatre stage in October! Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's opera, La Bohème, Rent is a fantastic journey through love, art and life. You'll be transported to New York City's Lower East Side in the days of the thriving Bohemian East Village. Struggling to survive and create, we find a group of poor young artists living in the shadow of AIDS. Rent gained critical acclaim on Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Musical. A worthy story told many times, Rent will rock its way into hearts and minds.

This much-loved musical comes to the Spanos stage on the heels of one of the longest runs in Broadway history, and will open Kelrik Productions 2009/2010 'Breakaway' Season, performing October 15 - 18 at the Spanos Theater.

9 Works Theatrical is set to rock the Philippines with a new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical come February 2010. Theater stalwart Robbie Guevara will helm the project. RENT Manila is currently looking for male and female talents (with or without musical theater background) who can sing, dance, and act.

9 Works Theatrical is set to rock the Philippines with a new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical come February 2010. Theater stalwart Robbie Guevara will helm the project. RENT Manila is currently looking for male and female talents (with or without musical theater background) who can sing, dance, and act.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society's (JPAS) 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala will be held Friday October 16, 2009 at InterContinental New Orleans, 444 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Doors will open at 7PM.

This much-loved musical comes to the Spanos stage on the heels of one of the longest runs in Broadway history, and will open Kelrik Productions 2009/2010 'Breakaway' Season, performing October 15 - 18 at the Spanos Theater.

Don't miss your chance to see the Oklahoma regional premiere of RENT at the Pollard Theatre in historic downtown Guthrie now through Saturday, October 31, 2009!

Nashville Opera opens the 2009-10 season with a grand production of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, October 10 at 8:00 pm.

Rehearsals have started and excitment is building for The Pollard Theatre's production of Rent. The show is set to run from October 9 - October 31, 2009. Tickets are on sale now!!

The critically acclaimed rock musical, Rent, rocks the Pollard Theatre stage in October! Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's opera, La Bohème, Rent is a fantastic journey through love, art and life. You'll be transported to New York City's Lower East Side in the days of the thriving Bohemian East Village. Struggling to survive and create, we find a group of poor young artists living in the shadow of AIDS. Rent gained critical acclaim on Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Musical. A worthy story told many times, Rent will rock its way into hearts and minds.

Renowned Swedish-American soprano Erika Sunward will make her Tennessee debut in the role of Floria Tosca when Nashville Opera presents the first production of the 2009-10 season, Giacomo Puccini's Tosca.

Nashville Opera opens the 2009-10 season with a grand production of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, October 10 at 8:00 pm.

From the first strains of the music, so beautifully played by members of the Nashville Symphony, under the baton of conductor Steven White (himself the artistic director of Opera Roanoke and a frequent collaborator with Nashville Opera artists) to the final, dramatic scene in which Tosca falls to her death after the execution of her lover, Tosca is a feast for both the eyes and ears. Creatively designed, utilizing the scenery from the Virginia Opera mounting of the work and sumptuous costuming from Baltimore's AT Jones & Sons, it has all the impressive trappings of grand opera. Yet John Hoomes' thoughtful direction results in something that is far more relatable-and certainly more accessible-than one might imagine.

9 Works Theatrical is set to rock the Philippines with a new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical come February 2010. Theater stalwart Robbie Guevara will helm the project. RENT Manila is currently looking for male and female talents (with or without musical theater background) who can sing, dance, and act.