Chief among these is Andrei Serban’s 40-year-old staging of Puccini’s Turandot. When a show has been running as long as this, we tend to take it for granted, as though the only question - in ...

American and Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky is widely regarded as one of the foremost sopranos of our time. She is ...

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unsettling Puccini opera As with previous Puccini productions that have lingered long on stage at the Royal Opera – the Zeffirelli Tosca made for Callas back in 1964 that was finally retired 40 ...

In the case of his last opera, Turandot, there is a further twist. Puccini died before he could finish the score and it fell to Franco Alfano to produce a final scene based on Puccini’s sketches.

Even more than 40 years since its original run, Andrei Șerban’s production of Turandot succeeds in impressing audiences with its animated choreography, spectacular use of colours and masks ...

Maxim Derevianko’s “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot” has been picked up by Berlin-based doc specialist Rise and Shine World Sales, ahead of its international premiere on March 21 in the Highlights ...

Maria Callas’s career was equal parts iconic and controversial—but it had nothing on her absolutely explosive life behind the scenes. Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault Gas ...

A dramatic thriller starring Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova has sold to Level 33 Entertainment for domestic theatrical release. The sales and distribution entity will take “Electra” out day and ...

Dior debuts Maria Grazia Chiuri documentary about her artistic collaborations with women, Loro Piana celebrates 100 years with an archival South Coast Plaza pop-up, La Quinta Resort & Club ...