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| Composer | Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Giovacchino Forzano |
| Year | 1918 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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BudapestBest of Puccini
Puccini
Gergely Madaras; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; István Dénes; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Tamás Pillinger
BudapestBest of Puccini + Schicchi 2.0
Puccini
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; István Dénes; Attila Toronykőy; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Tamás Pillinger
LondonIl trittico
Puccini
Speranza Scappucci; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Ultz; Nicky Gillibrand; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Triple triumph: Il trittico opens at Opera Australia
A fine ensemble cast brings Puccini's triptych of one-acters to the Sydney Opera House stage, with stand-out performances from Lauren Fagan, Viktor Antipenko, Simon Meadows and Angela Hogan.
A triumphant unity: Il trittico in Bucharest
The Brasov Opera brought timeless Italian virtues to Puccini's virtuoso fusion of music and drama at the Bucharest Opera Festival.
Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill
An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.
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ParisIl Trittico
Puccini
Carlo Rizzi; Christof Loy; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Barbara Drosihn; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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A journey through Puccini’s Tuscany
Puccini, who died 100 years ago this year, had a lasting fondness for his native Tuscany – and despite his wealth and fame in later life never moved far from his birthplace in Lucca.
Puccini and the moderns: a composer in the 20th century
2024 marks the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s death. Yet his work is often relegated from histories of 20th-century music. Puccini scholar Alexandra Wilson explores the diversity – and modernism – of the composer’s later operas.
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.