Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A classic opera that has aged problematically will be viewed through a new lens in Detroit Opera’s take on Puccini’s “Madame ...

This Orientalist classic, left unfinished, has had to be completed since Puccini’s death. A new version hands that task to ...

If you ever thought opera was a dead art, you have never talked to Nina Yoshida Nelsen, the new artistic director of the Boston Lyric Opera. Yoshida Nelsen spent years feeling pigeon-holed playing ...

After an extended cultural exploration of the history of composer Giacomo Puccini’s 1904 opera “Madama Butterfly,” Chinese American artist, advocate, and stage director Phil Chan will bring his new ...

The wildly popular Italian opera takes place in Japan when a 15-year-old Japanese girl, Cio-Cio-San (aka Madame Butterfly), falls in love with an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki named B.F ...

The Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) is set to present a captivating rendition of Giacomo Puccini’s iconic opera, “La Bohème,” featuring an all-Asian principal cast for two exclusive performances. Andrew ...

Melody Chang Heaton has never been one to sit idle, as evidenced by her current roles as the executive director of the Asian Opera Alliance and the communications and marketing director for the ...

A classic opera that has aged problematically will be viewed through a new lens in Detroit Opera’s take on Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” opening Saturday, Oct. 7. The sometimes troublesome tale of a ...