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Jun 6, 2023 · Composing what would be his last opera, Giacomo Puccini was struggling to humanize Turandot, daughter of the Emperor and a woman of mesmerizing beauty. Early in the opera, she had cruelly...
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2024 is the centenary anniversary of Puccini’s death, and so it makes sense that the prominent festival of the composer’s operas at Torre del Lago (the Tuscan lakeside resort where he lived) should feature Turandot this year – his last opera, that wasn’t quite complete when he died unexpectedly following surgery.
Puccini and his wife never understood how serious the cancer was, as the news was revealed only to his son. Puccini died in Brussels on 29 November 1924, aged 65, from complications after the treatment; uncontrolled bleeding led to a heart attack the day after surgery. News of his death reached Rome during a performance of La bohème.
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May 28, 2024 · In 2024, the world marks the centennial of Giacomo Puccini's death, a milestone commemorated globally through events celebrating the legacy of one of the foremost composers of Italian opera.
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All results for Giacomo Puccini. Did you know this about Puccini? A heavy smoker, Puccini developed throat cancer, and died from complications from an experimental radiation treatment. News of Puccini’s death reached Rome during a performance of his opera, La Bohème.