There’s plenty of mentions in the programme of Joseph Kerman’s dismissal of Tosca as a ‘shabby little shocker’, a phrase that has stuck around for 68 years despite the opera being neither shabby, not ...

No matter how many times you’ve seen Puccini’s warhorse opera Tosca, there are always some things new and exciting that reveal themselves to keep this masterpiece fresh, exciting, and relevant. Maybe ...

There are at least five good reasons Florida Grand Opera has performed Puccini’s “Tosca” almost a dozen times in 50 years, even featuring tenor Luciano Pavarotti in one of the roles in 1981. “To me, ...

Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues with a primetime broadcast of a new production of Puccini’s classic Tosca, starring Sonya Yoncheva as the title prima donna alongside Vittorio ...

When the New Orleans Opera opens its 2024-25 season this weekend, its lead-off production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” will evoke fond memories for two of its principal singers. Soprano Melody Moore ...

“Tosca,” how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Giacomo Puccini’s 1900 tour de force has been described as “the bread and butter of romantic opera,” but it’s really the pasta fagiole that ...

The pitfalls you might not notice: The start of the “Te Deum” scene in Act I of “Tosca,” pictured here, is problematic, says conductor Speranza Scappucci, because of the changing meters. Wu Wei, ...