Watch Hyona Kim, SeokJong Baek, and Andrzej Filończyk, as Suzuki, Pinkerton, and Sharpless, sing an excerpt from the Act III trio from the Met Opera's production of Madama Butterfly. (more...) ...

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Whitefish Theatre Co., in collaboration with the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, presents “I Puritani” as the fifth opera in the 2025-2026 live streaming season of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lisette Oropesa impresses Peter Gelb as more than a singer. “She reminds me a little bit of Beverly Sills,” the Metropolitan Opera general manager said. “She seems to have that kind of ...

Bellini’s bel canto lyrical jewel. The final work from Vincenzo Bellini explores with powerful results the relationship of civil strife and individual madness. The opera is set in the English Civil ...

Vincenzo Bellini was born in Sicily in 1801 and wrote three great operas, among others, before his death in 1835, when his final opera, "I Puritani," premiered. During its nearly 45 years, Seattle ...

Forget the plot. You’re there for the melodies and the voices. Bellini’s “I Puritani,” presented for the first time in Seattle, is not exactly a masterpiece of theatrical coherence, with its ...

I've mentioned my colleague Mark Mandel before -- he who knows all, hears all, about opera. He doesn't often rave like this: Friends, If you possibly can, go to Seattle for "I Puritani" Wednesday or ...