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Enduring greatness: five essential Maria Callas recordings on her centenary

Born 100 years ago this week, the great soprano left an extensive recording legacy. From Puccini’s doomed Tosca to Wagner’s demonic Kundry, we pick the five roles that saw her hailed as the greatest voice of the age

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: La rondine; La traviata review – rapture and raw power

Puccini’s flighty swallow soars in James Hurley’s gorgeous new production for Opera North. And Nicole Chevalier is devastating as the doomed Violetta in ENO’s impassioned revival of no-frills Verdi

The Guardian - UK

La Rondine review – Opera North’s stylish Puccini is opulent and tender

Set in the 1920s, James Hurley’s staging – the third of the company’s Green Season – is blessed with perfectly mismatched lovers. Under conductor Kerem Hasan the score sighs and swoons

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Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen taking on new challenges on two continents

Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen is embarking on her most ambitious season yet

The Independent UK

Renata Scotto, world-renowned Italian soprano, dies at 89

Scotto made her U.S. debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1960, followed by 314 appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from her debut in 1965 to her finale in 1987.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russian opera star sues US company after dropping her for refusing to criticise Putin’s war in Ukraine

Soprano Anna Netrebko, once among the Metropolitan Opera’s biggest box office draws, has sued the company and general manager Peter Gelb, alleging defamation, breach of contract and other violations

The Independent UK

Star soprano Anna Netrebko sues Met Opera over its decision to cut ties over Russia-Ukraine war

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La Bohème review – fine performances but Puccini is swamped by busy staging

Although musically very strong and with Katie Bird a lovely Mimi, Natascha Metherell’s relocation of Puccini’s bohemians to a 1950s film studio brings as many distractions as it does insights

The Guardian - UK

Dudamel in surprise move resigns from Paris Opéra 2 years into 6-year contract

Gustavo Dudamel surprisingly announced his resignation as music director of the Paris Opéra, two seasons into a six-year contract scheduled to run through the 2026-27 season

The Independent UK

'La Bohème' in space returns to Paris, 6 years after uproar

Claus Guth's controversial staging of Puccini's “La Bohème,” set on a spaceship and a planet's barren surface, returns to the Paris Opéra six years after an audience uproar at its premiere caused conductor Gustavo Dudamel to momentarily stop the show

The Independent UK

The Dead City at the London Coliseum review: ENO’s lyrical ode to grief is almost unbearably poignant

Korngold’s virtuoso score has all the jewel-like glitter of Strauss’s Salome with a lyrical flow to match Puccini

Evening Standard

The week in classical: Siemens Hallé international conductors competition; LSO/ Hannigan; Turandot – review

A trio of young conductors vie for a job with the Hallé; Barbara Hannigan takes Mahler at his word; and Antonio Pappano makes a thriller of Puccini’s final opera

The Guardian - UK

Il Trittico review – Scottish Opera’s vivid new staging has humour and heartbreak

David McVicar’s atmospheric production of Puccini’s triptych gains from magnificent performances by Roland Wood and, in her company debut, Sunyoung Seo

The Guardian - UK

Royal Opera House accused of ‘whitewashing’ over new show

The Royal Opera House (ROH) has been accused of “whitewashing” over its latest production of a Puccini classic.

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Gianni Schicchi review – Bryn Terfel on fine fraudulent form in Puccini’s dark comedy

Terfel leads a talented young cast and Domingo Hindoyan conducts the RLPO with wit and passion in a performance where no one puts a foot wrong

The Independent UK

Meeting Muti at age 10, Rustioni knew he wanted to conduct

Daniele Rustioni knew he wanted to be a conductor from the time he was 10

The Guardian - UK

Puccini: Turandot review – rare bonus material and vibrant playing make Pappano’s version stand out

Puccini’s original score was ‘finished’ by Franco Alfano, whose additions are heard uncut on this dramatic all-star recording

Nottingham Post

8 fun ways to celebrate Mother's Day in and around Nottinghamshire

Afternoon tea, walks and musical events are some of the ideas

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Harbour stars reflect on Butterfly's beautiful tragedy

Performing Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour comes with unique challenges - and the show's two stars reflect on the politics of Puccini's classic.

The Guardian - UK

Puccini and prawn cocktail: live music goes on cafe menu to tempt customers

Classical, jazz, cabaret and even circus tricks are being laid on by restaurants and pubs to win back clientele in an ever-tougher market

The Guardian - UK

Tosca review – British pairing make this a Tosca to treasure

With Freddie De Tommaso, Natalya Romaniw and Erwin Schrott in the lead roles this revival of Jonathan Kent’s sure-footed staging of Puccini’s opera is in very good hands

Evening Standard

La Bohème at the Royal Opera House review: Juan Diego Flórez is still kicking to score

The Peruvian tenor and his co-star Ailyn Pérez get it right every time in this well-loved, if overbearing, staging

The Guardian - UK

La Bohème review – Christmas comes early to the Royal Opera House

Juan Diego Flórez delivers a winning performance as Puccini’s least mature leading man, while Danielle de Niese’s Musetta is merciless

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Tosca; Ottone review – faith and fantasy

Christof Loy digs for psychological depth in ENO’s time-shifting new Puccini production, while English Touring Opera’s autumn Handelfest gets off to a sparkling start

The Guardian - UK

Prom 19: Hallé/Elder review – programme full of drama gleams but doesn’t quite spark

In a programme of Dukas, Respighi and Puccini, Mark Elder and the Hallé conjure atmosphere and electric suspense with precision and lush strings

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