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Learn about the life and works of Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest and most successful Italian opera composers. Find out about his family background, musical education, early operas, and his masterpieces such as La bohème, Tosca, and Turandot.
Sep 18, 2024 · Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer, one of the greatest exponents of operatic realism, who virtually brought the history of Italian opera to an end. His mature operas included La Boheme (1896), Tosca (1900), Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot (left incomplete).
- Claudio Sartori
Apr 2, 2014 · Italian composer Giacomo Puccini started the operatic trend toward realism with popular works such as 'La Bohème' and 'Madama Butterfly.'
Jun 6, 2023 · Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer best known for his operas La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. Puccini drew inspiration from a wide range of literary sources, and his...
- Mark Cartwright
Learn about the life and works of Giacomo Puccini, the leading Italian composer of his generation and creator of La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly. Explore his musical style, influence, songs and operas in this comprehensive guide from ENO.
- December 22, 1858
- November 29, 1924
Learn about the life and works of Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest opera composers in history. Explore his twelve operas, instrumental and vocal music, and visit the museums dedicated to him in Lucca and Viareggio.
Meet Puccini, perhaps opera's finest conveyor of emotion in song, and the man who added Wagner's orchestral brilliance to Verdi's drama.