Every soprano who sings Tosca tries to make her opening words — frantic calls of her lover’s name, before she’s even onstage — sound suspicious. The title character of Puccini’s great opera is an ...

Even for those who have never been to an opera, the word itself typically conjures up spectacles and grand musical passages from either Italian composer Puccini’s “Tosca” or Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” My ...

Soprano Anna Netrebko, whom the New York Times hailed as “magnificent” when she made her role debut as Tosca in 2018, returns as Puccini’s explosive diva, back by popular demand. Tenors Najmiddin ...

Amarillo Opera kicks off their 35th season with Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts. The story, played out in three acts, is a ...

PARIS — Many 19th-century opera composers wrote roles to suit the voices and characters of their wives or mistresses. When Puccini created a tempestuous diva called Floria Tosca, however, he could ...

Last Thursday, I went to see the opera Tosca at the Astra Theatre in Gozo. Opera performances are now a permanent feature of the theatre calendar in Gozo, and their high standard draws the crowds of ...

SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Symphony Orchestra joins with the South Bend Lyric Opera and South Bend Chamber Singers to present Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8 and 2:30 p.m.