Have you ever sat down to watch a movie and thought, ‘Hey, this would make a good opera’? No? Most people who saw the popular Italian, “Two Thumbs Way Up!” movie “Il Postino” back in the 1990s ...

The romantic story combines elements of Cyrano de Bergerac with details of the real life of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. The poet’s exile was in fact to nearby Argentina, but in this version, as in the ...

“Il Postino,” which is having its debut run at Los Angeles Opera right now, is almost shockingly easy to like. Operatic premieres aren’t supposed to be like this. They’re supposed to be challenging to ...

Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) brings to the Lobero Theatre stage this weekend Daniel Catán’s sweeping, melodic “Il Postino,” the company’s first production of an opera sung in Spanish. Inspired by the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. “Il Postino,” which Los Angeles Opera premiered in September with ...

He changed his name to Pablo Neruda at the age of 16, in memory of Jan Neruda, the Czechoslovakian poet. His early poetry proved hugely popular with 20 Poems of Love And A Song of Despair, written in ...

The bucolic tranquillity of one of the Mediterranean's most remote and idyllic islands has been upset by intrigue and infighting over the legacy of Il Postino. The classic Italian film was a whimsical ...

Acclaimed Mexican composer Daniel Catan's ("Rappaccini Daughter," "Florencia en el Amazonas," "Salsipuedes") has adapted the popular film "Il Postino" as an opera, which was premiered by LA Opera in ...

Virginia Opera is delivering a fresh package of firsts in its latest production: “Il Postino.” The 2010 opera that opens Friday will be the VOA’s first “From Screen to Stage” offering, in which it ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Plácido Domingo the performer will be in exile onstage at the Dorothy ...