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.

Music

Though Puccini is mainly known for his operas, he also wrote some short orchestral pieces and chamber music pieces.

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Puccini's operas:

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• Le villi, 1884.
• Edgar, 1889.
• Manon Lescaut, 1893.
• La bohème, 1896.
• Tosca, 1900.
• Madama Butterfly, 1904.
• La fanciulla del West, 1910.
• La rondine, 1917.
• Il Trittico, 1918.
• Turandot, 1926.
• Messa di Gloria (Gloria Mass, Luca, 1880)
• Le villi (1884-05-31 Teatro dal Verme, Milan)
• Le villi (1884-12-26 Teatro Regio, Turin)
• Edgar (1889-04-21 Teatro alla Scala, Milan)
• Edgar (1892-02-28 Teatro Communale, Ferrara)
• Manon Lescaut (1893-02-01 Teatro Regio, Turin)
• La bohème (1896-02-01 Teatro Regio, Turin)
• Tosca (1900-01-14 Teatro Costanzi, Rome)
• Madama Butterfly (1904-02-17 Teatro alla Scala, Milan)
• Madama Butterfly (1904-05-28 Teatro Grande, Brescia)
• Edgar (1905-07-08 Teatro Colón?, Buenos Aires)
• Madama Butterfly (1905-07-10 Covent Garden, London)
• Madama Butterfly (1905-12-28 Opéra Comique, Paris)
• La fanciulla del West (1910-12-10 Metropolitan Opera, New York)
• La rondine (1917-03-27 Opéra, Monte Carlo)
• Il trittico (1918-12-14 Metropolitan Opera, New York):
• Il tabarro
• Suor Angelica
• Gianni Schicchi
• Turandot (1926-04-25 Teatro alla Scala, Milan)