NEW YORK — The stakes could not have been higher. The chaos could not have been wilder. It’s fair to say that no production in the Metropolitan Opera’s history has been more vexed than the new staging ...

NEW YORK — Anna Netrebko must have felt enormous pressure Saturday at the Metropolitan Opera when for the first time anywhere she sang the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca.” This is a touchstone of the ...

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The New York Metropolitan Opera's production of Puccini's "Tosca" has been a controversial one — it even got booed on opening night. See for yourself if it deserved it: The Met's live simulcast of ...

Soprano Anna Netrebko, whom the New York Times hailed as “magnificent” when she made her role debut as Tosca in 2018, returns as Puccini’s explosive diva, back by popular demand. Tenors Najmiddin ...

Maria Gavrilova will sing the title role in Puccini's Tosca in this evening's performance, replacing Karita Mattila, who is ill. Ms. Mattila is still scheduled to sing Tosca on the evening of October ...