It comes as no surprise at all that Catherine Malfitano, a once notable Tosca herself, has fashioned a staging of the opera which frees the singers in ways she herself would have welcomed. She even ...

Well, it's four-and-a-half stars really: five if you haven't seen Jonathan Kent's magnificent production of this great Puccini opera before; four if you already know how good it is. Well, it's ...

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Most opera, if must be admitted, have simple plots that are just an excuse for some beautiful music and singing. As George Bernard Shaw once quipped, “Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make ...

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English National Opera’s season opened last week with a rip-up-the-rule-book Don Giovanni – a brand new production that did everything asked of it and more. Now add to it this strong revival of ...

There are good reasons why Puccini's tragic opera Tosca has enjoyed long lasting success, ranking, as it does, number five on the list of all-time opera favourites. It was based on a successful play.