ONE hundred years ago, Giacomo Puccini’s newest opera, Gianni Schicchi, was rapturously received on its world premiere at the New York Metropolitan Opera House. One critic hailed it as an “uproarious ...

You might not know the name, but you'll probably recognise the music - one of opera's most famous pieces. But did you know that the soprano hand-picked by world-famous Italian composer Giacomo Puccini ...

Florence Easton was born in 1882 in Middlesbrough. After training at the Royal Academy at the turn of the 20th century, she went on to become one of the most versatile English opera singers and became ...

After appearing in 'Carmen' at Middlesbrough's Royal Opera House in 1904, Florence moved to America with husband Francis MacLennan, with plans to quit her singing career. Born at 52 Napier Street, ...