“We don’t really sing in the normal voices. To make that kind of voice and sing without a microphone you need a lot of energy, you need a lot of real concentration,” Pirgu tells Observer in softly ...

A legendary performance of Puccini’s La Bohème, starring opera luminaries Renata Scotto as Mimì and Luciano Pavarotti as Rodolfo, will be broadcast in an encore presentation over the Toll ...

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New York audiences last encountered the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo in La Bohème, Puccini’s great opera of doomed romance, four years ago. Then, as now, he starred as Rodolfo, the penniless writer ...

Some operas are great introductions to the art form. Others appeal more to connoisseurs. But Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme” is both, an experience to be eagerly anticipated for just about anyone. The ...

The Metropolitan Opera ushers in the new year with a salute to one of the biggest stars in the company’s history: tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The late singer stars in the next seven titles of the Met’s ...

Puccini’s “La Boheme” is made for young, fresh voices with a youthful stage presence. Sure, some of the greatest sopranos, tenors and baritones in the history of the art form have sung the key roles.

MARK SWED’S lovely words [“High Notes That Set All-New Standards,” Sept. 7] captured the very essence of Luciano Pavarotti’s unique gift: “When that sound so fresh and alive and gorgeous, like nothing ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Like Enrico Caruso before him, Luciano Pavarotti extended his presence far ...