Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The glorious Opera Theatre of Saint Louis opened it's festival season last ...

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Director’s theatre has its place; at its best it can reinvigorate a hackneyed story, and audiences who know their Carmen or Rigoletto may find they’re stimulated – or at the very least intrigued – by ...

Puccini composed some of the most iconic operas in the repertoire, from “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca” to “Turandot” and “La Boheme.” But the Italian composer had to convince his publisher that his ...

One of Puccini's greatest hits, "O mio babbino caro" is usually the point at which the opera "Gianni Schicchi" grinds to a halt. Ravishing though young Lauretta's love song is, it freezes the drama.

Woody Allen said Tuesday as he prepared for his directing debut at Milan's La Scala opera house that he has "always had a warm and affectionate following in Europe." Allen was greeted with applause ...

I expected to be underwhelmed, but, as conducted by Garry Walker, it sounded terrific, most of the sonic thrills emerging unscathed. This staging, a collaboration between Opera North and Leeds’s ...

In his most recent movies, Woody Allen has worked with actors including Emma Stone, Colin Firth and Cate Blanchett. This year, the filmmaker will team up with a different kind of star when he directs ...

Choreographer Tim Claydon’s mute, acrobatic Buoso Donati leaves this earth with some reluctance, his ghost continuing to haunt the stage. Victoria Sharp’s blingy Nella looks like Donatella Versace.