Tag Archives: Puccini
apparently it’s ‘Butterfly’ season
Want to catch a Butterfly? It’s in season — everywhere around the world. Who all mounted productions of Butterfly in 2011-12? Israeli Opera, Minnesota Opera, Nevada Opera, Seattle Opera, Intermountain Bozeman Opera, and English National Opera, just to name a … Continue reading
Puccini fave at Philly’s Center City Opera
This weekend, Center City Opera Theater presents Giacomo Puccini’s beloved classic opera in four acts for three performances – April 13, 14, & 15 at the Prince Music Theater’s 446-seat mainstage theater. All shows are fully-staged, costumed, and sung in … Continue reading
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Tosca premiered today and where would we be without it?
Today in 1900, Giacomo Puccini‘s Tosca premiered in Rome, Italy. And aren’t we glad that it did? Why is Tosca so loved? It combines beauty and savagery. Both the evocative parts and the savage parts loom more powerfully juxtaposed against … Continue reading
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View the story “The COC Presents Tosca, Starring Adrianne Pieczonka” on Storify]
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What’s your favorite soprano role in opera?
In celebration of Soprano Month on “Operatoonity,” I created a poll to find out your favorite soprano roles. To see. To sing. Makes no difference in this poll. Here’s a short list–hardly exhaustive–so if you’re not seeing your favorite, feel free … Continue reading
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