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Opera critics consider Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca,” which is now playing at the San Francisco Opera, to be the epitome of the verismo style. When the opera premiered in 1900, many Italian composers were ...

It’s been called one of the “most lethal” of operas. But beyond its dark themes of murder, corruption and betrayal, “Tosca” also boasts some of Puccini’s most beloved arias. Set in Rome during the ...

The searing emotional wallop of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” marked the opening of Maestro Victor DeRenzi’s 40th Winter Season with the Sarasota Opera. The hallmark of productions under his guidance has ...

In all its 92-year history, Glyndebourne had never before staged Puccini's Tosca but this year it was chosen to open their Festival. Despite some great performances, it did not live up to expectations ...

Resounding boos followed the Metropolitan Opera’s opening-night performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” — and while no singer was at fault, the uproar was justified. Theater and opera director Luc Bondy made ...