20th Century Three Operas in One: Puccini's Il Trittico This is a fascinating Trittico; Grigorian and Welser-Möst triumph
Puccini Puccini's “Il Tabarro” from Florence Denis Krief maximises the static staging in a triumph of imagination
Puccini Puccini's Edgar gets a rare outing in the park Without hearing this, how can we ‘know’ Puccini?
Puccini Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden; plus Marina Rebeka's “Essence” What a difference a conductor makes: Puccini’s less-wounded butterfly
Puccini A Tale of Two Toscas: Amsterdam & La Scala The draw on paper here might be Netrebko, but it is the performance at Dutch National Opera, that is the winner
Puccini Puccini's La bohème directed by Stefan Herheim Herheim’s work is massively stimulating, possibly verging on genius, although traditionalists beware!