Puccini
Italian opera master
Puccini is an Italian surname, most famously associated with Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), the opera composer whose works—*La Bohème*, *Tosca*, *Madama Butterfly*, *Turandot*—remain among the most performed in the repertoire.
The name functions as shorthand for his music or style: The concert featured selections from Puccini.
His lush melodies and emotional intensity define late Romantic Italian opera.
Tragic Roman opera
- La BohèmePuccini's garret-set tragedy
- Madama ButterflyThree-act Nagasaki opera
- TurandotUnfinished Italian opera
- EdgarMale given name
Walled Tuscan municipality
Accepting things as they are
- emotionComplex psychological state
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- passionIntense emotional drive
melodrama · naturalism · sentimentality · pathos · theatrical · romanticism · lyricism · intensity
Tosca
Tragic Roman opera
- La BohèmePuccini's garret-set tragedy
- Madama ButterflyThree-act Nagasaki opera
- TurandotUnfinished Italian opera
Lucca
Walled Tuscan municipality
Italy · Italian opera · bel canto · maestro · conservatory
realism
Accepting things as they are
- emotionComplex psychological state
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
passion · melodrama · naturalism · sentimentality · pathos · theatrical · romanticism · lyricism · intensity
Verdi
Italian opera composer
Pucciniserialism
Fixed-sequence composition technique
atonality · minimalism · musique concrète · Schoenberg · electronic music