One of the most distinctive elements of Turandot is the recurring use of the Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower. During this year's China tour, the song became even more special when local children ...

When director and choreographer Ann Yee was approached by then-Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies to direct ...

“This is a wonderful first-time opera — a great introduction for a child, or a date, or anybody who hasn’t gone to the opera before. It has such accessible music and an exciting story; you can watch ...

Big cast. Big sets. Big songs. Big emotions. If you're ever tasked with trying to come up with the most quintessentially operatic of all operas, Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" would be pretty hard to ...

Giacomo Puccini did not live to write the end of "Turandot," and his death in 1924 left us a gorgeous riddle. That the opera itself is about riddles only adds to the mystery of this last work by the ...

A lot can change in 10 years. A decade ago, tenor Michael Fabiano was a rising star in the opera world. Now the in-demand singer performs regularly on some of the world's top stages, including New ...

Last week, Opera Philadelphia opened its new season by producing three operas simultaneously, including two premieres, and a tried-and-true classic: “Turandot” by Puccini. The offering by Puccini has ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The former Italian diplomat to China, Baron Fassini Camossi, gifted Puccini ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. San Francisco Opera inaugurates its 95th season on Friday, September 8, ...

A new staging of a culturally insensitive opera has community members and artists debating the value of racially stereotypical art and the conversation — or lack of one — that it can spark. Opera ...