Giacomo Puccini


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Born: 22 December 1858 — Lucca — Italy
Died: 29 November 1924 — Brussel — Belgium
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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.

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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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