The Santa Fe New Mexican observes its 175th anniversary with a series highlighting some of the major stories and figures that have appeared in the paper's pages through its history. The ...

Its premiere was a disaster but Puccini’s tear-jerker Madama Butterfly soon established itself as a perennial favourite. Mark Pullinger surveys almost a century of recordings Maria Callas recorded the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Susie O’Neill, 51, is a dual Olympic gold medallist who went on to a sterling radio career. But last week she shocked listeners ...

The art of the selfie is nothing new. Nor it is noteworthy that many, if not most, people use their phone screens as a near permanent intermediary between their eyes and the experience they are ...

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96. She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private ...

Florentine Opera's new production of "Madama Butterfly" makes it possible to enjoy the beauty of Puccini's music without cringing at the staging. By shifting the story, set in Nagasaki ...

Are you interested in how to grow snapdragons? Snapdragons are colorful, easy-to-grow annual flowers that are commonly ...

Puccini's famous but controversial Madama Butterfly reflects a practice of 'temporary marriage' between Western men and Japanese women in nineteenth-century treaty ports. Groos' book identifies the ...

THE FLORENTINE OPERA IS BRINGING MADAMA BUTTERFLY TO THE STAGE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. JOINING ME NOW IS MAGGEY OPLINGER, THE CEO OF THE FLORENTINE OPERA. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU IN. THRILLED TO ...

Madame Walker began selling her product door-to-door in the black community. The company became well known, not only for its hair care products, but also for its extensive agent system, in which ...

Learn how to harvest snapdragon seeds to replenish those frilly, familiar garden flowers for everything from weddings to ...