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Giacomo Puccini (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming from the late-Baroque era.
Jun 27, 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).
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Apr 2, 2014 · Italian composer Giacomo Puccini started the operatic trend toward realism with popular works such as 'La Bohème' and 'Madama Butterfly.'
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- Gianni Schicchi. Gianni Schicchi takes place in 13th-century Florence, and the story was derived from a passage in Dante’s Inferno. In Puccini’s only comedy Gianni Schicchi is asked to fix a will on behalf of a family so that they inherit, but instead cunningly makes himself and his daughter the sole beneficiaries.
- La Bohème. La Bohème’s story of young artists living hand-to-mouth in 1830s Paris was not so distant from the composer’s own student experiences in Milan.
- La Fanciulla Del West (‘The Girl Of The Golden West’) La Fanciulla Del West (‘The Girl of the Golden West’) was commissioned and premiered by the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
- La Rondine (‘The Swallow’) Gentle domestic comedy The Swallow finds Puccini at his most emotionally deft and skillful, composing with a masterly fastidiousness that spills over in the unforgettable ‘Chi Il Belsogno Di Doretta.’
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- Manon Lescaut (1893) After Puccini’s first full-length opera, Edgar, premiered to an underwhelmed audience at La Scala in 1889, the composer decided that for his next work, he would write both the music and the libretto, so that “no fool of a librettist” could spoil his masterpiece.
- La bohème (1896) Joyful beginnings lead to ultimate heartbreak in Puccini’s crowning jewel of an opera. Over 120 years after its conception, La bohème continues to be one of the 21st century’s most frequently performed operas, with Rodolfo’s exquisite song ‘Che gelida manina’ giving just a hint of what Puccini would be capable of when it comes to tenor arias.
- Tosca (1900) ‘Vissi d’arte!’ , ‘I lived for art!’ , Floria Tosca cries as drums signal her lover, Mario Cavaradossi’s impending execution in the second act of Puccini’s glorious turn-of-the-century work.
- Madama Butterfly (1904) In 1903, Puccini had a car accident that left him house-bound for eight months, with nothing to do but write. Just under a year later, Madama Butterfly premiered, but to a lukewarm audience response, and was withdrawn immediately.
The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) is regarded as the natural successor to the tradition of Giuseppe Verdi and is considered the greatest Italian opera proponent of his time.
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Puccini and opera – what a perfect match! You might have heard of Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly or Turandot.
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