The work has become a classic thanks to its touching story about the transience of love and life lived at the margins of society.

Two classic operas, a world premiere and a concert presentation of one of Puccini’s early works make up the newly announced ...

It includes performances from the New Works Initiative and Puccini's 'Edgar,' which hasn't been performed in the U.S. in ...

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 ...

As winter turns to spring, Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly' comes to the Lyric Opera stage from March 14 to April 12, 2026. Cio-Cio-San, or Madama Butterfly, is a geisha in love with Navy Lt. B.F.

Based on Victorien Sardou’s play “La Tosca,” Puccini's opera is set against the backdrop of Rome in June 1800, a period of ...

On the first weekend of Feb.28, Opera at USC performed "Puccini Plus: Featuring Gianni Schicchi", a show about the titular ...

“Edgar” (April 17 and 19, 2026): Giacomo Puccini’s second opera tells the story of a man torn between the promise of virtue and the allure of vice, where love and desire collide with ...