Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

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Giacomo Puccini and conductor Arturo Toscanini in 1910

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Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them. Our top ten inevitably focuses on his operas, but there is a little surprise at the end…

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Year of birth	1858
Year of death	1924
Nationality	Italy
Period	Romantic

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A journey through Puccini’s Tuscany

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Puccini and the moderns: a composer in the 20th century

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Impostor turned imp: Gianni Schicchi in Dante and Puccini

Interview

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Joseph Calleja on the genius of Puccini

Streams with works by Giacomo PucciniMore...

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La bohème

Opéra national de Paris

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Tosca

Opéra national de Paris

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Turandot

Opéra national de Paris

Free

L'Heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Free

Oper on Fire

Neue Philharmonie Westfalen

Free

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Il trittico

Opéra national de Paris

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Manon Lescaut

Teatro Regio di Torino

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Karina Canellakis

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

Free

Vocal Masterclass with Joyce DiDonato - Puccini’s “Che gelida manina” from La bohème

Jose Simerilla Romero

Tosca

Bavarian State Opera

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TartuTurandot

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Vanemuine Theatre: Grand Building, Dec 12, 14

Puccini: Turandot

Endel Nõgene; Giorgio Madia; Theatre Vanemuine; Aleksandr Brazhnyk; Maarja Meeru

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BudapestLa bohème

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Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Dec 13, 14 mat, 17, 20 mat, 26, 27 mat

Puccini: La bohème

Martin Rajna; Kálmán Nádasdy; Hungarian State Opera; Gusztáv Oláh; Tivadar Márk; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Andrei Danilov

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ParisTosca

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Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Dec 14 mat, 19, 24, 27

Puccini: Tosca

Oksana Lyniv; Pierre Audi; Opéra national de Paris; Christof Hetzer; Robby Duiveman; Jean Kalman; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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ParisPretty Yende, soprano

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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Tue 16 Dec at 19:30

Various, Puccini

Orchestre Lamoureux; Lorenzo Passerini; Pretty Yende; Chœur d'enfants Sotto Voce; Chœur Sorbonne Université

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PragueLa bohème

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State Opera (Státní opera), Dec 17, 19, 25, 30, 2026 Jan 03, 17, 22, 25, 31

Puccini: La bohème

Yaroslav Shemet; Ondřej Havelka; Prague State Opera; Martin Černý; Jana Zbořilová; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus

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Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine

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Peter Quantrill, 05 Dec

A new edition of Puccini's score springs to life in a meticulously prepared Opera Rara concert performance at the Barbican.

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La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera

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Néstor Castiglione, 22 Nov

Puccini's tale of bohemian love lives on at the Dorothy Chandler as LA Opera launches its 2025-26 season.

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Elisabet Strid renders Tosca an Everywoman in Helsinki

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No’a L. bat Miri, 19 Nov

Christof Loy’s psychological staging returns to the stage of Finnish National Opera, with Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid compelling in the title role.

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Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival

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David Smythe, 11 Oct

Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.

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A magnificent Tosca from Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower

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David Truslove, 03 Oct

WNO imports Edward Dick’s exceptionally fine production, which benefits from from superb casting and outstanding performances led by Natalya Romaniw.

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