PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' takes flight at the Academy of Music. "In the original production it's a Japanese girl," says Karen Chia-ling Ho, who plays Cio Cio San, the ...

When I was a young man discovering the world of opera many years ago, when you only heard music in person or on the radio or on records, I would first experience a work entirely by sound. I might have ...

Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including one 20-minute intermission. Is it true love or just a fantasy? The achingly beautiful score and heartbreaking tragedy at the core of Puccini’s ...

The 2025/26 Season will mark Arizona Opera’s return to a traditional “fall-to-spring” programming schedule and will open with the eagerly anticipated company premiere of Héctor Armienta’s Zorro.

Lyric Opera of Chicago is reimagining Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" this spring as a reality video game, where the player assumes the role of Pinkerton, recasting the character as someone lost in ...

Soprano Sandra Lopez has sung the lead role of Cio Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” dozens of times all over the world, but this weekend will be a new first with the role. For the first time in ...

BOSTON - In their season opener, Boston Lyric Opera is looking at "Madama Butterfly" with modern eyes. The production moves the time and setting of the tragic love story from the original 1904 ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago unveiled the lineup for its 2025-2026 season Tuesday, featuring a blend of tradition and modern musical concerts. The new season includes both "Madama Butterfly" and a ...

Matthew Ozawa’s work as stage director for Cincinnati Opera’s 2019 production of Romeo and Juliet impressed Artistic Director Evans Mirageas so much he asked if Ozawa would be interested in directing ...