Opera Hong Kong will stage a double bill this autumn: two verismo classics—Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni and ...

On November 17th, Opera San José's 35th season continues with Leoncavallo's tragedy Pagliacci. The laughing clown whose heart is crushed has become one of the great icons of opera. When we open, it ...

Scott Skiba takes creative approaches with classic operas. Some are born from the imagination of Opera Western Reserve’s production director, such as last year’s steampunk-style “Faust.” Others — 2020 ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago announced this week that registration is now open for audiences to secure a free link to screen its new, original film production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, made at the Lyric ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. It is a big ask of a tenor to sing in both of verismo’s famed pair of one-act operas on the same evening, as Plácido ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tragic story of a traveling clown, Canio, whose heartbreak and jealousy erupt during a performance when he discovers his ...

At its heart, Bill Bankes-Jones's production sought to be fun for everyone involved. The pre-show entertainment featured magicians, a Punch and Judy show, face-painting and even boxes of novelty hats ...

RUNTIME: About two hours, including one intermission and on-stage extra performances (see below). THUMBNAIL SKETCH: In the long history of the performing arts, traveling troupes would go from town to ...

The company’s season of short operas is less adventurous than its previous iteration, but there is little to fault in the execution For its autumn season, Opera North is reverting to a format first ...

Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” might have been a one-hit wonder for its composer but it was Satchmo’s favorite opera. In the mid-1920s, Louis Armstrong would pop out of the pit at the ...