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The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) is regarded as the natural successor to the tradition of Giuseppe Verdi and is considered the greatest Italian opera proponent of his time.
Gustav Kobbé, the original author of The Complete Opera Book, a standard reference work on opera, wrote in the 1919 edition: "Puccini is considered the most important figure in operatic Italy today, the successor of Verdi, if there is any."
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. First performance at Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918. Turandot - 3 acts - Italian. Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. First performance at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 25 April 1926. Top. The list of operas created by the composer Giacomo Puccini.
- Madame Butterfly. Puccini, Giacomo AntonioItalian1410260.
- Turandot. Puccini, Giacomo AntonioItalian120751.
- Tosca. Puccini, Giacomo AntonioItalian1714460.
- Bohème, La. Puccini, Giacomo AntonioItalian5102540.
Giacomo Puccini is certainly one of the greatest opera composers in the history of music. Although he only composed twelve operas, his works are among the most performed in the world. Also noteworthy is the production of instrumental and vocal music: compositions for orchestra, string quartet, organ and lyrics for voice and piano.
Il trittico (The Triptych) is the title of a collection of three one-act operas, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi, by Giacomo Puccini. The work received its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918.
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Read the libretto, translated to english, of the Italian opera Tosca by Giacomo Antonio Puccini on Opera-Arias.com. With links to other information and other operas.
