Exubarent theatricality makes for a dazzling spectacle that threatens to swamp quiet, fragile emotions at the heart of Puccini’s opera, writes David Kettle Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

When the opera was first made from Murger’s mid-century novel, the 1830s of the original setting would have seemed a world you could imagine your parents might have lived in. And in this production ...

In small-scale touring versions and Covid-era outdoor incarnations, Puccini’s tragedy of impoverished artists has proved infinitely adaptable, but it is a joy to see a gloriously-realised sumptuous ...

During Hollywood’s Golden Age, stars such as Clark Gable, Mary Pickford, and silent film icon Lillian Gish were said to have ...

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La Boheme takes to the stage on Friday, November 7 at 7:15pm with a matinee on Saturday 8 th at 2:15pm. The society’s production of Puccini’s opera marks the return to town of Robert Forrest who took ...

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SAN JOSE – An unhoused man who died following a brutal assault late last month at a Valley Transportation Authority light rail station in North San Jose has been identified as Michael Patrick Howard, ...

Hello. Hola. Bonjour. Ciao. Guten tag. Meet Madame Lillian Evanti, who spoke five languages fluently and sang in even more. Born Lillian Evans in 1890, she grew up in a well-educated, affluent family ...