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…

Fact file

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

Teatro Regio di Torino

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Karina Canellakis

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

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

Jose Simerilla Romero

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TartuTurandot

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Vanemuine Theatre: Grand Building, Nov 09, Dec 12, 14

Puccini: Turandot

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

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Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Mon 10 Nov at 19:30

Verdi, Offenbach, Gounod, Massenet, Ponchielli, Cilea, Puccini

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianluca Marcianò

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ParisCecilia Bartoli / Lang Lang

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Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Tue 11 Nov at 20:00

Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Tosti

Cecilia Bartoli; Lang Lang

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SalfordLa bohème

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The Lowry, Nov 12, 13 mat, 15

Puccini: La bohème

Garry Walker; Phyllida Lloyd; Opera North; Catriona Beveridge; Anthony Ward; Rick Fisher

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PragueTosca

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State Opera (Státní opera), Nov 13, 19, 2026 Jan 30, Feb 08, Mar 31, Apr 04, 09, May 23, 30, Jun 10

Puccini: Tosca

Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; Prague State Opera; Antonino Fogliani; Jiří Štrunc; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek

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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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Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met’s glowing Turandot

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Susan Stempleski, 23 Sep

With a standout cast, fine orchestral playing under Carlo Rizzi, and newly refurbished sets, Zeffirelli’s 1987 staging of Puccini’s epic fairy tale appears as bright as ever.

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Stikhina, Tézier and Tetelman outstanding in classic Vienna Tosca

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Mark Pullinger, 20 Sep

It may be on its 663rd outing, but Margarethe Wallmann's Tosca is a classic for a reason, as proved in this outstanding performance at the Wiener Staatsoper.

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Tosca from The Royal Opera: Netrebko returns, with a vengeance

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David Karlin, 11 Sep

Oliver Mears' new staging impresses and Jakub Hrůša's first season as Music Director excites interest. But the evening belongs to Anna Netrebko.

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