Puccini reinvented grand opera on an intimate, human scale, painting the lives of everyday men and women through music of exquisite and timeless beauty, with arias that speak directly to the heart.

Today’s star tenor shares the magic of Puccini, and why these epic three-and-a-half minutes of music have become the world’s favourite opera aria. It can be found on an opera stage, on the football ...

Sondra Radvanovsky: It's really been my therapist, opera has. It's been my way of dealing with all of my issues in life, not just the death of people close to me and illness, but also happy moments, ...

There are so many tenor arias that can thrill you the way "Nessun dorma" does. Here are nine of them. Has the popularity of "Nessun dorma" served — as hoped — as a gateway to the larger operatic ...

What are the best opera arias? Step this way, for the most popular show-stoppers for the big stage. This really must be the most famous opera aria in the world – thanks in no small part to Italia 1990 ...

The Republican National Convention climaxed last week with its presidential nominee’s name spelled out in fireworks over the National Mall. The first family was then serenaded by a pop operatic tenor ...

He's the byword for opera, the shorthand for swooning romance - and oh, those melodies! You really can’t knock a Puccini aria... Try it, and you’ll be faced with a legion of outraged punters. While ...

Awww, look at that little girl. Wonder what she’s going to sing for us today ... holy Puccini, listen to that! Amira Willighagen recently took the stage in the first round of Holland’s Got Talent and ...

Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano/Coppola (EMI 5 57955 2) Puccini loved sopranos as much as they have ever since loved him - the composer who gives them the chance to strut ...