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Singapore Lyric Opera’s Madama Butterfly digs into the psychology of its star-crossed lovers

Singapore Lyric Opera’s staging of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly features its artistic director and soprano Nancy Yuen in the lead role of Cio-Cio-San.

Renovations on historic Paris Opera house extended by three years

The 150-year-old Palais Garnier is considered an architectural jewel in Paris

Singapore Lyric Opera reinterprets Puccini’s ‘problematic’ Madama Butterfly

Director Harry Fehr (left) and soprano Nancy Yuen, who stars as Cio-Cio-San in the Singapore Lyric Opera’s staging of Madama Butterfly from July 2 to 4.

Ancient Greek theatre revives legendary Callas opera Medea

Press premiere of the opera 'Medea' by Luigi Cherubinis at the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden, in Berlin, Germany, on Oct 1, 2018.

Ukrainian mothers' fight to free children from Russians depicted in new opera

Georgia jails opposition figure who urged 'peaceful revolution' for 2-1/2 years

Georgia hands down long sentences to election-day protest organisers

A protester wearing a Georgian flag talks to police officers blocking the street during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in Tbilisi, Georgia October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Breakdancing opera countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski comes to Singapore

Jakub Jozef Orlinski is on an intense Asia tour that has proven just how much people still crave opera.

Brazil finance minister Haddad to run for Sao Paulo governor

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad speaks during a ceremony to launch a digital platform for tax reform in Brasilia, Brazil January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

Actor Timothee Chalamet taken to task over opera, ballet dig

Timothee Chalamet is the frontrunner to win Best Actor Oscar for sports drama Marty Supreme.

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