The Washington National Opera’s brilliant revival of “Manon Lescaut” demonstrates that as early as 1893, when Giacomo Puccini was writing this, his first popular work, he knew well how to use music to ...

Kristine Opolais in Act 2 of ‘Manon Lescaut’ (all photos by Ken Howard, courtesy Metropolitan Opera) (click to enlarge) The Met’s new production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, directed by Richard Eyre, ...

This Manon Lescaut, from her story put down by Abbé Prévost in 1731, is still too strong for an opera: after all here we have the fate of a priest, who had abandoned his cassock for a woman hardly any ...

If Puccini knew one thing, it’s that nobody got rich by underestimating the public appetite for sex and seediness. In order to make his mark on the operatic world he took the bold decision to ...

The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into ...

First impressions are important, but they shouldn't lead to snap judgment. It is usually wiser to stop and think, but in the world of opera – especially Puccini – lovers tend to fall in love at first ...

Where: Colorado Mountain College, Finkel Auditorium; 107 Denison Placer Road, Breckenridge Cost: Student $10 / Senior (65+) $16 / Adult $20; purchase tickets by calling (970) 453-5825 or nromusic.com ...

The Eastern Opera of NJ will present Giacomo Puccini’s first masterpiece, “Manon Lescaut,” at the newly renovated Brook Arts Center at 10 Hamilton St. in Bound Brook for performances on Friday, Nov. 9 ...