A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no ...

We need more Puccini. Here are five of my favorite Puccini moments. They’re all brief but powerful, and they all go straight ...

With operas such as 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme,' Giacomo Puccini still dominates the repertoire of opera ...

There’s a knock at the door. A poor young poet is struggling to write in his attic apartment when he is interrupted by the ...

The production revealed that soprano Lise Davidsen and tenor Freddie De Tommaso are not especially well-matched ...

The great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died on 29 November 1924 and the Royal Opera House continues its celebrations of ...

Giacomo Puccini has always divided opinion. According to the early-20th-century conductor Vittorio Gui, Puccini – born in the ...

Thomas Puccini, the interim athletics director for the Eastchester school district, was arrested Friday over allegations that he extorted an underage student into sending him pictures "of a sexual ...

The mistreatment of women – in art and, perhaps, in life. Most of Puccini’s works end with the death of the heroine. So far, so normal for tragic opera of this period. But Puccini has acquired ...

What are we to make of the life, music and spiritual beliefs of Giacomo Puccini, the composer said to be responsible for fully one quarter of all opera performances in the United States today?

Italy's Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas such as "Madame Butterfly", was panned by contemporary critics but harnessed then-novel technology such as records and cinema to become a global star ...

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 ...