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2 Review: PORGY AND BESS Raises the Roof at the Metropolitan Regina Opera Company, Brooklyn presents a double bill of "Gianni Schicchi" + "Golden Jubilee Concert" with full orchestra on Saturday March ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. It was a neat idea to put these two one-act operas – Ravel’s L’Heure espagnole and Puccini’s Gianni ...

One of Puccini's greatest hits, "O mio babbino caro" is usually the point at which the opera "Gianni Schicchi" grinds to a halt. Ravishing though young Lauretta's love song is, it freezes the drama.

Puccini composed some of the most iconic operas in the repertoire, from “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca” to “Turandot” and “La Boheme.” But the Italian composer had to convince his publisher that his ...

Director’s theatre has its place; at its best it can reinvigorate a hackneyed story, and audiences who know their Carmen or Rigoletto may find they’re stimulated – or at the very least intrigued – by ...

Woody Allen said Tuesday as he prepared for his directing debut at Milan's La Scala opera house that he has "always had a warm and affectionate following in Europe." Allen was greeted with applause ...

In his most recent movies, Woody Allen has worked with actors including Emma Stone, Colin Firth and Cate Blanchett. This year, the filmmaker will team up with a different kind of star when he directs ...

If you were ever in doubt that opera could be hilarious then Puccini's one-act opera Gianni Schicchi will convince you, says Sameer Rahim. The greedy relatives of Buoso Donati examine his will in the ...

Plàcido Domingo has canceled his upcoming appearance in Woody Allen’s staging of “Gianni Schicchi” in Madrid, due to the recent death of his sister, the tenor’s publicist confirmed on Thursday.