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Opera Australia’s La Bohème captures the romance of bohemian Paris with a fresh twist

Paris in the 1830s and 40s danced on the edge. Napoleon was dead. The Bourbon royals were back. Revolutions in 1830 and 1848 brought pitched battles to the streets. Glitzy wealth rubbed up against dire poverty.

The Conversation · Nov 9

‘How can you have a Ferrari without any vroom?’: electric model shocks owners’ club

Suggestion the Luce EV should be stripped of prancing horse logo shows strength of feeling from Ferrari fans

The Guardian - UK · May 30

Tosca review – Puccini’s high-octane bloodbath bonanza makes for a shocking festival kick-off

Caitlin Gotimer’s Tosca goes from 0-60 in mere moments while the London Philharmonic unlock the barely contained violence in Ted Huffman’s long-awaited exceptional staging

The Guardian - UK · May 22

The week in classical: Wexford Festival Opera: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali; The Critic and more

This most friendly of festivals revives a disaster-fuelled Donizetti caper and another backstage comedy with name-that-tune moments. Plus, a witty new opera from Colm Tóibín

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

Can new works revitalize opera?

Composers are always making new operas, but leaders in the opera world stress the need for emotional immediacy

Salon · Oct 6, 2024

Final Fantasy art legend's poster for Lucca 2024 is a stunning tribute to the city's most famous son

And there are two more to come.

Creative Bloq · Jun 27, 2024

The week in classical: La bohème; Family Ties: The Schumanns and the Mendelssohns; Treske Quartet – review

Royal Opera House; Queen Elizabeth Hall; Conway Hall, LondonPuccini’s genius shines through as his centenary year gets under way. Elsewhere, a good week for the Mendelssohns, and a Carrot Revolution

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

Dog bites, animal fights, and getting Spotify cancelled – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023

Sydney Festival to set sail with opera staged on a ship

The Puccini opera Il Tabarro will be performed on the Carpentaria Lightship as part of the Sydney Festival, with the audience to stay on land for the spectacle.

AAP · Oct 25, 2023

Opera for the public: Spain's Teatro Real opera house offers free broadcast to towns and cities

On a night in the middle of July, tenors, sopranos and a choir delighted the crowd in Madrid’s luxurious Teatro Real opera house with Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, “Turandot.”

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023