New York's  Heartbeat Opera has announced an extension of the run of MANON!, a musical theater revamp of the iconic story of ...
1 Washington National Opera Announces Plans to Leave the Kennedy Center 2 Post Kennedy Center Split, Washington National Opera Sets Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & More New York's ...
Kristine Opolais in Act 2 of ‘Manon Lescaut’ (all photos by Ken Howard, courtesy Metropolitan Opera) (click to enlarge) The Met’s new production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, directed by Richard Eyre, ...
If Puccini knew one thing, it’s that nobody got rich by underestimating the public appetite for sex and seediness. In order to make his mark on the operatic world he took the bold decision to ...
Soprano Patricia Racette is the greatest advertisement for Puccini’s heroines. His operas dominate her resume, and no wonder. She owns a voice that gravitates to his expansive Italian lines and ...