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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

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Giacomo Puccini and conductor Arturo Toscanini in 1910
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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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MunichTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Henrik Nánási; La Fura dels Baus; Bavarian State Opera; Roland Olbeter; Chu Uroz; Urs Schönebaum; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

LondonPuccini at the Palace

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Puccini, Verdi
Richard Cooke; Royal Choral Society; London Mozart Players; Kirsty Taylor-Stokes; Thomas Elwin

CrawleyAn Afternoon at the Opera

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Puccini, Verdi, Gershwin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthew Kofi Waldren; Francesca Chiejina; Sam Furness

StockholmTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Tobias Ringborg; Marco Arturo Marelli; Royal Swedish Opera; Dagmar Niefind; Royal Swedish Orchestra

PragueTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; Prague State Opera; Antonino Fogliani; Jiří Štrunc; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek
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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West

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A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated. 
****1
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Glyndebourne’s first Tosca: vocally strong but imperfect

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Ted Huffman brings some interesting ideas to his first Glyndebourne production. Excellent singing is let down by indifferent physical acting.
***11
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Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

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In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance. 

****1
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Carlo Rizzi brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham

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Carlos Rizzi believes that Puccini’s orchestrations are good enough to stand alone, without their vocal lines, but can the drama compete with the romance of Respighi?

****1
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Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

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Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic. 

****1
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