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Born:
22 December
1858
— Lucca
— Italy
Died:
29 November
1924
— Brussel
— Belgium
Music
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Life
Puccini belongs to the most important italian composers of operas. At the age of 17, he composed his first piece - something for organ. However, after seeing Verdis "Aida" he was so impressed, that he promised to write just operas. From 1880 - 83 Puccini studied at the conservatory of Milano and took part in an opera competition in 1884. But his composition "Le Villi" wasn´t noticed by the jury. In spite of this the piece was performed successfully at the Milano Teatro dal Verme. With his opera "Manon Lescaut" he made it finally. The perfomance of "La fanciulla del West" at the NY Met in 1910 brought him the necessary honor. His last opera "Turandot" couldn´t be finished, Giacomo Puccini died during the work on November 27th 1924 because of a cancer desease.
Places
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- Italy, Viareggio, Viale Regina Margherita, 30, 'La Passeggiata' Gran Caffè Margherita —
habitual café of Puccini http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Caff%C3%A8_Margherita http://www.ristorantemargherita.it/- Italy, Torre de Lago Puccini, Piazzale Belvedere —
Puccini monument - summer festival in open-air theatre [opera house]- Italy, Celle dei Puccini, Via Meletori, 27 —
original home of Puccini family - ancestor G. Puccini *1712 ; Puccini 1924 (Turandot)- Italy, Bagni di Lucca, Casino Municipale —
[composer worked here] young Puccini as pianist in Casino - several visits in later years- Italy, Vicopelago, Convento d. monache agostiniane —
here Puccini found inspiration for Suor Angelica; his piano still extant- Italy, Lucca, Piazza della Magione —
monument of Carlo Angelini, teacher of Puccini and Catalani, director of the Conservatorio- Italy, Lucca, Via San Paolino San Paolino —
[composer worked here] young Puccini as organist; organ extant- Italy, Lucca, Piazza Citadella —
Puccini monument- Italy, Lucca, Via di Poggio, 30 —
birthplace of Giacomo Puccini *1858 - entrance Corte San Lorenzo, 9- Italy, Milano, Via Solferino, 27 —
[building closed][memorial tablet] Puccini 1889-99- Italy, Capalbio, Borgo - Castello Palazzo Collacchioni —
in 'Sala Puccini' fortepiano Conrad Graf, used by Puccini- Italy, Lucca, Piazza San Martino Duomo —
[composer worked here] Guami family, Puccini family - organ by De Bavanis 1615- Italy, Lucca, Piazza San Ponziano, 6 Istituto Mus. Luigi Boccherini —
former Istituto Pacini - music academy (Puccini and Catalani studied here) - archive- Italy, Lucca, Via Fillungo, 58 Antico Caffè Di Sino —
'Caffè Storico Letterario' - habitual café of Puccini, seat under the clock- Italy, Lucca, Piazza San Francesco San Francesco —
grave of Boccherini (†1805, Madrid) - memorial tablets for Geminiani (*1687 in Lucca) and Puccini- Switzerland, Vacallo (TI), Via G. Puccini 2 — 1890
Puccini 1890-92, Manon Lescaut- Switzerland, Vacallo (TI), Via G. Puccini 2 — 1890
Puccini 1890-92, Manon Lescaut- Italy, Lucca, Piazza del Giglio Teatro del Giglio — 1891
built 1693/1819 - opera, concert - FP Edgar by Puccini (1891)- Italy, Pescia - Uzzano, Via delle Pille Villa del Castellaccio/Anzilotti — 1895
Giacomo Puccini summer 1895 (La Bohème)- Italy, Chiatri, Villa Puccini — 1898
Puccini bought this house in 1898, but lived here only sporadically: too remote- Italy, Monsagrati, Villa Mansi — 1898
here Puccini worked in 1898 at Tosca http://www.villamansi.com/- Italy, Torre de Lago Puccini, Viale Puccini, 266 — 1901
villa of Puccini 1901-21 - his grave inside http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_del_Lago http://www.puccinifestival.it/- Italy, Abetone-Boscolungo, Strada Statale Lo Scoglietto / Villa Imperatori — 1903
Puccini bought this house in 1903 and used it as summerhouse till 1912- Italy, Ansedonia, Torre della Tagliata — 1919
hunting lodge Puccini 1919-20 - [memorial tablet] inside, not accessible (militairy ground) http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_della_Tagliata- Italy, Viareggio, Piazza Puccini, 12 — 1921
house of Puccini 1921-24- Italy, Pescia Fiorentina, Casa Magrini — 1921
house of family Magrini, host of Puccini - memorial tablet from 1921
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Events
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21 April 1889: Premiere of Edgar, in Milan, Italy.
1 February 1893: Premiere of Manon Lascaut, in Turino, Italy.
1 February 1896: Premiere of La Bohème, in Turino, Italy.
14 January 1900: Premiere of Tosca, in Rome, Italy.
17 February 1904: Premiere of Madama Butterfly, in Milan, Italy.
10 December 1910: Premiere of La Fanciulla del West, in New York, USA.
14 December 1918: Premiere of Il Trittico, in New York, USA.
25 April 1926: Premiere of Turandot, in Milan, Italy.
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