Tebaldi as Butterfly is a dramatic spinto in a part ... 15 year old would not have the stamina for Puccini's longest love duet (pitilessly accompanied at times), still less for the 45 - minute ...

From Nov. 1 through Nov. 25, the Lyric will stage Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." In line with the theme of "Medea," these one-act operas explore ...