Andrea Bocelli said he’s 'surprised' his 'fellow artist' Timothée Chalamet disparaged the value of opera and ballet.

Timothée Chalamet, a Best Actor nominee for this week’s Oscars, has found himself at the center of yet another cyclone of ...

Some of the most iconic operas have death prominently featured in the libretto, a move that is designed to heighten intensity and maximize tension. Illness, torture, murder, suicide — this is the ...

Richard Eyre’s landmark production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata has returned to The Royal Opera House. The opera’s themes encompass sex, death, grand passion, family honour and finally tragedy, and ...

New Orleans, always known for a vibrant music scene, was the first to usher in the dramatic art form of opera to an appreciative young nation. One reader’s question: Was New Orleans the first American ...

The Royal Opera House is set to bring Puccini’s “Tosca” to cinemas on Oct. 1, 2025. The new production by Oliver Mears is conducted by Music Director Jakub Hrůša and stars Anna Netrebko, Freddie De ...

Mears plays mostly by the Puccini/Giacosa/Illica rulebook of love and terror in totalitarian Rome - foolish the director who would throw the musically and ...

The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Aleksandra Kurzak has withdrawn from performing the title role in Puccini’s Tosca due to illness. The role will now ...

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Demonstrators outside the Royal Opera House protested the Russian soprano’s return to the London stage in a new production of “Tosca.” By Alex Marshall Reporting from the opening night of “Tosca” in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian soprano Anna Netrebko returned to the Royal Opera House in Puccini’s Tosca, starring in the eponymous role - Alastair Muir ...

She has not yet taken the stage, but upcoming performances by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko at Britain’s Royal Opera House have drawn angry criticism from Kyiv and prompted protests in London as ...