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3 days ago · 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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1 day ago · Giacomo Puccini was an adman’s dream — Mad Men’s Peggy Olson and Don Draper would have recruited him for a photographic campaign on the spot. He possessed saturnine good looks, a twirly moustache, a casually graceful way with a cigarette, flamboyant dress sense (he had a fine hat collection) and was a keen game shot, as well as an early ...
13 hours ago · L.A. Opera Orchestra and Chorus: 'Turandot'. Hear Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" on Classical IPR this Saturday at 1 p.m. Puccini’s Turandot enchants with its exotic backdrop and the intense tale of the unyielding Princess Turandot and her suitors. Angela Meade stars as the title character, joined by Russell Thomas as Calaf and Guanqun Yu as Liù.
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4 days ago · Giacomo Puccini was 38 years old when the curtain first rose on his 'La Bohème' at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1896. Thanks to the talent of that 'Millennial' of yesteryear, it is still a ...
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2 days ago · September 19, 2024. Opera Vermont, in partnership with the Chandler Center for the Arts, proudly presents a special concert dedicated to the timeless music of Giacomo Puccini, one of the world’s most beloved opera composers. This extraordinary event will feature pieces from every opera Puccini wrote, performed by artists from across the ...
1 day ago · Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca,” adapted from a play by Victorien Sardou, was famously criticized by American musicologist Joseph Kerman, who dismissed it as a “shabby little shocker” and predicted its swift decline from the operatic canon. Despite this, “Tosca” endures as a favorite among ...
3 days ago · 3 of 3. Cory Weaver. This Saturday at 1:00 p.m., tune in to WHRO FM 90.3 for a breathtaking performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot,” recorded live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion by the Los Angeles Opera. This production captures the dramatic story of the cold-hearted Princess Turandot and her suitors, set against an exotic backdrop ...
