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Puccini

A collection of 8 posts
Omer Meir Wellber's miraculous Butterfly
Puccini

Omer Meir Wellber's miraculous Butterfly

One of the finest “butterflies” available
01 May 2025 3 min read
Three Operas in One: Puccini's Il Trittico
20th Century

Three Operas in One: Puccini's Il Trittico

This is a fascinating Trittico; Grigorian and Welser-Möst triumph
22 Dec 2024 3 min read
Puccini's “Il Tabarro” from Florence
Puccini

Puccini's “Il Tabarro” from Florence

Denis Krief maximises the static staging in a triumph of imagination
04 Dec 2024 3 min read
Puccini's Edgar gets a rare outing in the park
Puccini

Puccini's Edgar gets a rare outing in the park

Without hearing this, how can we ‘know’ Puccini?
05 Jul 2024 4 min read
Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden; plus Marina Rebeka's “Essence”
Puccini

Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden; plus Marina Rebeka's “Essence”

What a difference a conductor makes: Puccini’s less-wounded butterfly
22 Mar 2024 5 min read
A Tale of Two Toscas: Amsterdam & La Scala
Puccini

A Tale of Two Toscas: Amsterdam & La Scala

The draw on paper here might be Netrebko, but it is the performance at Dutch National Opera, that is the winner
08 Jul 2023 5 min read
Puccini's La bohème directed by Stefan Herheim
Puccini

Puccini's La bohème directed by Stefan Herheim

Herheim’s work is massively stimulating, possibly verging on genius, although traditionalists beware!
19 Nov 2022 4 min read
Opera Rara releases Puccini's Le Willis
Opera

Opera Rara releases Puccini's Le Willis

No lover of Italian opera should be without this
13 Aug 2020 3 min read
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