Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini was an Italian opera composer (1858–1924) whose works remain among the most performed in the repertoire. *La bohème*, *Tosca*, *Madama Butterfly*, and *Turandot* are celebrated for their emotional intensity and memorable melodies.
His name often stands for a particular strain of dramatic, sentimental opera: very Puccini.
Puccini's garret-set tragedy
- Madama ButterflyThree-act Nagasaki opera
- ToscaTragic Roman opera
- TurandotUnfinished Italian opera
- EdgarMale given name
libretto · aria · soprano · tenor · baritone · premiere · act · scene
Opera's consumptive poet-lover
Walled Tuscan municipality
- TuscanyCentral Italian region
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
La Scala · Verdi · Italian opera · maestro · nineteenth century · fin de siècle
La Bohème
Puccini's garret-set tragedy
- Madama ButterflyThree-act Nagasaki opera
- ToscaTragic Roman opera
- TurandotUnfinished Italian opera
Edgar · libretto · aria · soprano · tenor · baritone · premiere · act · scene · recitative
Rodolfo
Opera's consumptive poet-lover
Lucca
Walled Tuscan municipality
conservatory · La Scala · Verdi · Italian opera · maestro · nineteenth century · fin de siècle
aria
Operatic solo piece
orchestration · soprano · tenor · duet · crescendo · adagio · harmony · motif · musicianship · tonality
passion
Intense emotional drive
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
love · death · sacrifice · yearning · tenderness · despair · devotion · jealousy · longing · sentimentality