After that encounter, Baek was accepted as a baritone into a young artists program at The San Francisco Opera but was given the opportunity to sing as a tenor in the final student concert. And it ...

In an ancient mythical China, three riddles dictate who wins Turandot's heart and who loses their lives. Calàf is one of many to take on the challenge. Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s masterpiece ...

Princess Turandot, the namesake of Puccini's final opera, "Turandot," was easy to please when it came to men. Answer her three riddles correctly and you had her heart. Get them wrong and she had your ...

Four weeks, four pairs of hands, and 80 yards of cloth later, 50 costumes for the Lowell House Opera’s (LHO) “Turandot” are finally ready for the main stage. Beginning March 5 and running through the ...

Thiago Arancam says honesty is needed when singing Puccini. Thiago Arancam explains his approach to Puccini’s character and how he was helped by Placido Domingo, one of the great Calafs of his time.

Just about every opera fan knows the story of “Turandot.” She’s the Chinese ice princess who, to ensure that she never has to marry, challenges her suitors to answer three riddles. When they fail, she ...

Richard Hetherington forced to play Prince Calàf in Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot after French tenor Roberto Alagna taken ill In terms of drama at the opera, it will be difficult to surpass Tuesday’s ...