Tag Archives: Tosca
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
Filed under 21st Century Opera, Classic Opera, Classical Composers, Uncategorized, Video
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Filed under 21st Century Opera, Classic Opera, North American Opera, opera news
too much sex? I know it when I see it
The Internet has been buzzing with columns and posts about whether opera is becoming too sexy. Some of this has been triggered by a raft of advance coverage about Anna Nicole, the opera based on the life of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, … Continue reading
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trivia and a treat for Tosca’s 111th anniversary
On this date, January 14, in 1900, Tosca premiered in Rome, Italy at the Teatro Costanzi. To mark the 111th anniversary of much admired opera, here’s a little Tosca trivia (and a Tosca treat). Tosca is considered to be Puccini’s first foray into verismo, the … Continue reading
Filed under 20th Century Opera, Classic Opera, Classical Composers, Premieres, Video
for every season there’s an opera
Fall is my favorite season apart from the glorious month of May. (I’m a sucker for spring flowers. What can I say?) As fall hangs on, gasping its last colorful breaths in the Mid-Atlantic states, my favorite eclectic radio station WXPN continues playing the traditional fall tunes–covers … Continue reading
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