Verdi, on the other hand — his beard was an ungroomed mess.

When the curtain rises Saturday evening on Los Angeles Opera’s “Turandot,” composer Giacomo Puccini’s last work will feature the L.A. debut of the production’s biggest star: monumental stage sets ...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera will perform Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 ...

On Jan. 31, the Knoxville Opera put on the first of two performances of “La Bohème,” a timeless Italian libretto set in ...

On Friday and Sunday, they will present performances of “La Bohème,” the classic opera by Giacomo Puccini about poor artists in Paris in the 1830s. It is a tale of love and heartbreak ...

On the anniversary of the premiere on April 25, 1926, John Steane looks at the recordings of Puccini's last opera... Read more The fifth of seven children, he was christened Giacomo Antonio Domenico ...