Verdi, on the other hand — his beard was an ungroomed mess.

When the curtain rises Saturday evening on Los Angeles Opera’s “Turandot,” composer Giacomo Puccini’s last work will feature the L.A. debut of the production’s biggest star: monumental stage sets ...

Within the first five minutes of “The Annihilation of Fish,” it’s not only clear that a great wrong has been righted. It’s ...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera will perform Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 ...

Andrea Bocelli will open the 2025 continuation of his 30th anniversary tour singing with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra at the ...

Wine, cheese and cocoa • The Village of Long Grove transforms itself into a cocoa town for its eighth annual Cocoa Crawl.

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...

How Saint Valentine came to be associated with romantic love, we will probably never know. What is certain, however, is that ...

772: Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 1587: ...

Houston Grand Opera's winter season focuses on the all-consuming feeling of young love with "La Bohème" and "West Side Story.