Lucrezia Borgia remains one of the most misunderstood women of the Renaissance. For centuries, her name has been linked to scandal, poison, and ruthless ambition, creating an image shaped more by ...

Lucrezia Borgia was a cold-hearted bitch, according to author John Faunce. The facts about Lucrezia’s scandalous life as the bastard daughter of Pope Alexander VI are well-documented. The details ...

If you thought Lucrezia Borgia suffered in the first season of Showtime’s “The Borgias,” Holliday Grainger suggests you watch Season 2. “I think she goes through a really kind of difficult first few ...

When we think of opera's biggest stars and greatest hits, we tend to think of solo arias. But that overlooks another operatic goldmine: duets. Over the years, there have been plenty of classic duet ...

As the opera ends, Gennaro is dead and Lucrezia (soprano Renee Fleming) mourns with the moving aria "Era desso il figlio mio" -- "He was my son" -- leading directly to the bombastic finale. The ...

The painting had baffled every expert on the subject since it came into public view during the 20th century and had always been assumed to be of a young male, because the subject was holding a dagger.

Making his opera helming debut, Mike Figgis is clearly not short of ideas about "Lucrezia Borgia." Filled with lustful looks and heaving bosoms plus gratuitous nudity (female, of course), Figgis’ ...