Le villi

Le villi (The Willis) is an opera composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, based on the short story Les Willis by Alphonse Karr. The original one act version was first performed at the Teatro dal Verne in Milan on May 31, 1884. A revised, two act version was performed in at the Teatro Regio in Turin on December 26, 1884.

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Giacomo Puccini - Italian - Libretto - Ferdinando Fontana - Alphonse Karr - Teatro dal Verne - Milan - May 31 - 1884 - Teatro Regio - Turin - December 26

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Le villi is Puccini's first stage work. It was written for a competition of one-act operas, but did not even earn an honorable mention. His supporters funded the first production, and due to the favourable reception, Giulio Ricordi agreed to take on the publishing. Ricordi urged the composer to expand the work, and Puccini did, producing a new version later that year, which was followed by modifications in 1888, and the final, generally used version in 1892.

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Giulio Ricordi - 1888 - 1892

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