Giacomo Puccini News

Join the New York City Opera for a Puccini Celebration, honoring the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's passing. Learn more!

Incredibly rich in detail --from staging to technical aspects-- and emboldened with Puccini’s soaring music and meticulous, intelligent direction by Francesca Zambello, Washington National Opera’s production of Turandot is a production for the ages. The entire creative team, the cast, the Washington National Opera Orchestra, the Washington National Opera Chorus, the Washington National Opera Children’s chorus and the Washington National Opera Corps Dancers have given us a Turandot that respects the glorious bones of this beloved Italian opera while adding a new ending that gives the opera a more mature and modern appeal.

After its phenomenally successful run in Australia in collaboration with Opera Australia, GMG Productions, in association with GWB Entertainment, presented this new and stunning production in Manila, 24 years after a six-month commercially successful run in the Philippine capital.

La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través del Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA), presentará su ópera de bolsillo El imitador, adaptación de Gianni Schicchi, como parte de la conmemoración del centenario luctuoso de Giacomo Puccini.

=La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través de la Compañía Nacional de Ópera (CNO), estrenarán el Réquiem de Verdi, con la Orquesta y el Coro del Teatro de Bellas Artes, el 23 y 26 de mayo de 2024.

Connecticut Lyric Opera, celebrating its 20th season, and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra have announced their latest co-production, the timeless classic, Madama Butterfly.

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La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) llevarán a cabo los últimos conciertos del ciclo Los colores de la voz, cuyo objetivo ha sido ofrecer al público programas variados del repertorio vocal internacional, con intérpretes de excelencia.

The Greek National Opera will open this year’s Athens Epidaurus Festival at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus with a performance of one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire, Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, on 1, 2, 6, and 11 June 2024, conducted by Hugo de Ana and with a direction revived by Katerina Petsatodi. 

Turandot comes to Teatro Colon this month. Performances run 17-29 May.

Celebrate 100 years of Giacomo Puccini with New York City Opera's free summer performances at Bryant Park.

Discover the exciting new season announced by CHICAGO OPERA THEATER for 2024-25. Get a sneak peek into the upcoming performances and stay updated with the latest in the world of opera.

Join soprano Silvia Rizo and pianist Armando Merino as they honor Puccini at the National Museum of Art. Experience a unique musical journey through the works of the renowned composer.

The Minnesota Opera's rendition of La Bohème will grace the stage of the Ordway Music Theater from May 4th to May 19th, 2024. The enchanting music is composed by Giacomo Puccini, with a compelling libretto crafted by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

'El 15.° Festival Granda presenta este 2024 una nueva producción de La bohème de Giacomo Puccini, a cargo del director de escena Jean Pierre Gamarra, con escenografía y vestuario de Lorenzo Albani, y la dirección de orquesta del maestro italiano Alessandro Bonato.

Opera Memphis brings a unique twist to the classic LA BOHEME by setting it in the 1910's Beale Street. Experience this timeless masterpiece with a fOpera Memphis will conclude its 2023-24 season with Giacomo Puccini's “La Boheme,” last seen in Memphis in 2012.resh perspective.

Yes, a grand opera was inserted at Belk Theater as the clock or calendar was winding down! Around the world, Callas, Nilsson, and Sutherland are among the divas who have graced the powerhouse role of TURANDOT, and Franco Zeffirelli's production at the Met is as revered for its stateliness and splendor as the Notre Dame Cathedral. Grand? Monumental.

Straz Center's Opera Tampa has announced its 2025 season featuring the work of Leonard Bernstein, Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Puccini.

In a move that underscores the growing global interconnectedness of higher education and the arts, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), based in Boca Raton, Florida, and the Conservatorio Giacomo Puccini in La Spezia, Italy, have officially joined in a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that promises to enhance the cultural and academic exchange between the United States and Italy.

Bryant Park has announced the 2024 lineup for its free summer performing arts series, Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America. The annual festival will feature 25 live music, dance, and theater events between May 31 and September 13.