Opera Tampa / Arvostelut

That affection is for opera itself, a relatively new concept in which a dream team of composers, librettists and singers produce unforgettable theater. Since its 1900 premiere in Rome, the popular Puccini opera has thrilled audiences with its overt embrace of darkness, the worst of humanity running roughshod over the best. That is, at least, until the heroine stabs the villain in the chest.