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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

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Giacomo Puccini and conductor Arturo Toscanini in 1910 © Public domain
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Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini
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 birth1858
Year of death1924
NationalityItaly
PeriodRomantic
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PragueTosca

Prague National Theatre
State Opera (Státní opera), Nov 06, 13, 19, Dec 06
Puccini: Tosca
Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; The Czech National Opera; Zuzana Kadlčíková; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek; Pavel Dautovský
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ParisManon LescautNew production

Ailyn Pérez (Manon) and Roberto Alagna (des Grieux) © Vincent Pontet
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Nov 07, 12, 15
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Lorenzo Passerini; Oliver Mears; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestre National de France
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LondonToscaNew production

Axelle Fanyo (Tosca) © Ellie Kurttz
The London Coliseum, Nov 07, 10, 12, 19, 21, 27, 30, Dec 02, 05 mat, 09, 11
Puccini: Tosca
Ben Glassberg; Annilese Miskimmon; English National Opera; Rosanna Vize; Evie Gurney; Lee Curran; English National Opera Orchestra
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StockholmTosca

© The Royal Swedish Opera / Markus Gårder
Royal Swedish Opera, Nov 07 mat, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27
Puccini: Tosca
Eivind Gullberg Jensen; Knut Hendriksen; Royal Swedish Opera; Vitali Alekseenok; André Callegaro; Björn Brusewitz; Ann-Mari Anttila
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TartuOpera: Turandot

© Heikki Leis
Vanemuine Theatre: Grand Building, Nov 07, 22
Puccini: Turandot
Risto Joost; Giorgio Madia; Theatre Vanemuine; Maarja Meeru; Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra
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Manon Lescaut makes a belated return to Paris with Oliver Mears

Ailyn Pérez (Manon) and Roberto Alagna (des Grieux) © Vincent Pontet
Stéphane Lelièvre, 2 Nov
Puccini's opera beguiles at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, carried by the excellence of Lorenzo Passerini's baton and of Ailyn Pérez et Roberto Alagna in the lead roles.
****1
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A village hall Tosca at English National Opera

Axelle Fanyo (Tosca) © Ellie Kurttz
Mark Pullinger, 30 Oct
Annilese Miskimmon’s new production for English National Opera promises a “reimagining” but is a problematic disappointment. 
**111
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Great Expectations: McVicar directs a ghostly Scottish Opera Turandot

Trine Møller (Turandot) and Victor Starsky (Calaf) © Mihaela Bodlovic
Mark Pullinger, 22 Oct
With Turandot in a Miss Havisham bridal gown, McVicar's new production sets the action in a setting of decadence and decay. 
****1
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Firing blanks: Oxford International Opera’s aimless Tosca

Sir Bryn Terfel (Scarpia) and chorus © Alex Brenner
Mark Pullinger, 24 Sept
The inaugural production of Oxford's new “international” company lacks direction, but Carmen Giannattasio’s Tosca makes the trip worthwhile. 
**111
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A less familiar Madama Butterfly presented at Santa Fe Opera

Stephen Costello (Pinkerton) and Karen Chia-Ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
Thomas May, 8 Aug
Conductor John Fiore’s own performing version restores music and dramatic detail absent from the standard Madama Butterfly, with Karen Chia-Ling Ho a commanding Cio-Cio-San.
*****
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