With operas such as 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme,' Giacomo Puccini still dominates the repertoire of opera houses around the world 100 years after his death.The world of opera was ...

Since dancing appears in some of the most popular operas in the standard repertory, e.g., Carmen, Tannhäuser, Traviata, La Gioconda, Bing aimed to get the Met variety considerably higher on its toes.

This vow didn't last long though and in 1842 he wrote his most popular opera: 'Nabucco'. He went on to write 29 operas in total and became pretty wealthy as a result. He spent many years ...

This vow didn't last long though and in 1842 he wrote his most popular opera: 'Nabucco'. He went on to write 29 operas in total and became pretty wealthy as a result. He spent many years ...