Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mystique surrounding Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen has been that of the late bloomer: After leaning singer-songwriter in her ...

PARIS — Many 19th-century opera composers wrote roles to suit the voices and characters of their wives or mistresses. When Puccini created a tempestuous diva called Floria Tosca, however, he could ...

Angela Gheorghiu drew criticism after she stormed onstage to stop a tenor’s encore during a performance of “Tosca” in Seoul. By Javier C. Hernández It was the third act of Puccini’s “Tosca” at a ...

Lucy Shelton plays a renowned singer with dementia in Laura Kaminsky’s chamber piece at On Site Opera; Lise Davidsen stars in Puccini’s melodrama at the Met. Heidi Waleson ...

Every soprano who sings Tosca tries to make her opening words — frantic calls of her lover’s name, before she’s even onstage — sound suspicious. The title character of Puccini’s great opera is an ...

Extraordinary soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the volatile diva Floria Tosca for the first time at the Met. David McVicar’s thrilling production also features tenor Freddie De Tommaso in his eagerly ...