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Puccini: The most successful opera composer of all time died 100 years ago
With operas such as 'Tosca,' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'La Boheme,' Giacomo Puccini still dominates the repertoire of opera houses around the world 100 years after his death.The world of opera was ...
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Giacomo Puccini
On the anniversary of the premiere on April 25, 1926, John Steane looks at the recordings of Puccini's last opera... Read more The fifth of seven children, he was christened Giacomo Antonio Domenico ...
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Puccini goes sarong and kebaya in 'Opera Si! La Bohemia' at KLPac
The KL City Opera (KLCO) is setting the stage for a fresh and innovative adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, transporting the beloved opera from its usual 19th-century Parisian setting ...
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Met Opera to Double Cast Verdi and Puccini, as Well as Shift Contemporary Works From Saturdays
Met Opera to Double Cast Verdi and Puccini, as Well as Shift Contemporary Works From Saturdays The Metropolitan Opera will double cast a portion of Verdi and Puccini revivals and shift some ...
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Puccini's La boheme in Building a Library with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor
Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La bohème; and Kirsten Gibson explores an exciting selection of new releases. Puccini's ever-popular opera is set in Paris around 1830 and ...