Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy into a family with a long history of music.

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After the death of his father when he was only five years old, he was sent to study with

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his uncle Fortunato Magi, who considered him to be a poor and undisciplined student.

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Giacomo Puccini	Giacomo Puccini Leans on the Pianoa Cigarette Dangling from the Side of His Mouth	Portrait of Italian Composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Seated Three-Quarter Length	Frontispiece of the Score Sheet for "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini
Scenery For the Scene with Mimi and Rodolfo in the Opera 'La Boheme' by Giacomo Puccini	Puccini	Giacomo Casanova	G. Puccini: Turandot c.1926
Puccini La Boheme	Giacomo Casanova (1725-98)	Puccini Madama Butterfly	Giacomo Antonelli Italian Prelate and Papal Administrator