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Giacomo Puccini
Italian opera composer (1858–1924) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giacomo Puccini[n 1] (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924)[1] was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest[2] and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming from the late-Baroque era. Though his early work was firmly rooted in traditional late-19th-century Romantic Italian opera, he later developed his work in the realistic verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents.
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Born | Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (1858-12-22)22 December 1858 |
Died | 29 November 1924(1924-11-29) (aged 65) Brussels, Belgium |
Works | List of compositions |
Spouse |
Elvira Gemignani (m. 1904) |
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His most renowned works are La bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot (1924), all of which are among the most frequently performed and recorded of all operas.