Tosca

Florida Grand Opera CEO Maria Todaro will make her stage directing debut at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, conducting TOSCA at the lake where Puccini himself composed, deepening Miami and Viareggio's twin-city cultural bond.

Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO)’s Linda Koehn General and Artistic Director, Michael Egel, has announced the repertory for the company’s 2027 Festival Season. It will features a new production of Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, a new production and company premiere of Philip Glass’s Orphée, and the revival of the company’s acclaimed 2017 production of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd.

Before the curtain rises, a Pasolini quote appears. It’s a clear warning this TOSCA won’t simply walk through Puccini’s Rome. It’ll filter it through Italian cinema, religion, power, desire, and violence.

Northern Ireland Opera announced the first cast and creative team for its inaugural staging of Bizet's Carmen at Belfast's Grand Opera House, directed by Artistic Director Cameron Menzies.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presented its Center Stage evening on Tuesday, and it was a glorious capstone to the company’s 2026 festival.  It featured the best young opera talent in America. 

Summer has officially started with Des Moine Metro Opera's phenomenal production of 'Tosca.' Find out about the show and why you shouldn't miss it.

San Francisco Opera celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community with the second annual Pride Concert at the War Memorial Opera House hosted by Sapphira Cristal. Check out the photos!

English Touring Opera's Music Director, Gerry Cornelius, will step down from his position in October 2026 after five years in the role during which time he has overseen a period of significant artistic development for the company.

Cape Town Opera will present The Cunning Little Vixen at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone, featuring an English adaptation by Librettist in Residence Alan Olejniczak and marking director Fiona du Plooy's operatic directorial debut.

Alternative rock band Black Country, New Road will perform new orchestral arrangements of songs from their album Forever Howlong at the London Coliseum, joined by the Orchestra of English National Opera and conducted by André de Ridder.

Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the 2026–27 Artists-in-Residence, a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions at the California Theatre.

See a highlight from Grammy-winning opera star Angel Blue's May 23 show, ANGEL BLUE: REIMAGINED with a classic Whitney Houston song. Blue was recently a lead in the Met Opera production of AIDA.

English Touring Opera has revealed its 2026-27 season, featuring new productions of Dido & Aenas, Tosca and more, touring cities across England including Durham for the first time.

The Royal Danish Opera will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth on the Main Stage of The Opera House.  Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!

Maria Todaro, General Director and CEO of Florida Grand Opera, will direct a new production of TOSCA at the 72nd Festival Puccini at the Gran Teatro all'Aperto Giacomo Puccini in Torre del Lago, Italy.

San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert at the War Memorial Opera House, featuring emcee Sapphira Cristál, conductor Robert Mollicone, and soloists Melody Moore, Nikola Printz, and Reginald Smith, Jr.

Check out photos from opening weekend of The Princeton Festival which welcomed hundreds of patrons on Friday, June 5 for a cabaret performance featuring Sierra Boggess, who sang a range of Broadway tunes to the delight of her gathered fans. 

Si è tenuto ieri il saggio di fine biennio per la Brancaccio Musical Academy allo Spazio Diamante di Roma. Con il titolo Diamanti, più che un saggio si è potuto assistere ad un vero e proprio musical, uno di quelli che si avrebbe voglia di rivedere più volte, uno di quelli che si vorrebbero trovare in cartellone per parecchio tempo e soprattutto, congiungendo il nome di questo spettacolo con quello di un vecchio titolo di un film di James Bond,  si è potuto assistere ad una “cascata di talenti”.

The Royal Opera performs 'Ancora un Passo' from Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's production of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY, a work rooted in imperialism's destructive forces and featuring the beloved aria 'Un bel dì, vedremo.'

The Royal Opera performs the Flower Duet from Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's staging of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY, a work rooted in the destructive forces of imperialism and featuring some of opera's most enduring music.

BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of children's shows from the 2026 Edfringe programme.

Soprano Toni Marie Palmertree, fresh from the Metropolitan Opera stage, will perform the title role in the Princeton Festival's new production of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Morven Museum & Garden, with a 7-year-old local student making his Festival debut.

In dieser Kombination zeigt sich das Profil der Griechischen Nationaloper (GNO). Internationales Repertoire neben griechischen Eigenproduktionen, die sonst nirgends entstehen würden.

The Princeton Festival will open at Morven Museum & Garden with a weekend featuring Sierra Boggess, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, American Repertory Ballet, and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

The Canadian Opera Company will host a one-night-only concert at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, featuring the COC Orchestra, COC Chorus, and an all-Canadian lineup of soloists performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.