Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English National Opera's 2020 production of Giacomo Puccini's Madam Butterfly - Corbis Entertainment Among all the composers whose ...

When Giacomo Puccini died on November 24, 1924, the world wept. It was fitting for one of the most successful and influential Italian composers, whose operas had brought so many people to tears. But ...

Puccini reinvented grand opera on an intimate, human scale, painting the lives of everyday men and women through music of exquisite and timeless beauty, with arias that speak directly to the heart.

In a 10-year burst of creativity, Giacomo Puccini turned out “Manon Lescaut,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly”( Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo). This essay is a Cover Story selection ...

Puccini set his one-act opera in the 17th century, but its tragic story has had many painfully real counterparts all too recently, says ENO’s Annilese Miskimmon Great operas have the ability to thrive ...

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was the pop star of his era. Even 100 years after his death, his operas like 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme' remain staple repertoire — and politically ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death has provided an opportunity for Jonas Kaufmann to revisit the composer ...

A house that played a central role in Giacomo Puccini's turbulent and ultimately tragic love life is up for sale – a three-storey building in the hills south of Lake Como to which the composer of ...

Puccini’s work has continued to enthral audiences, from Tosca to Madam Butterfly. Here’s everything you need to know Telegraph Opera Critic, Nicholas Kenyon, is an author and academic, and former ...