Antonio Pini-Corsi was a Dalmatian Italian operatic baritone of international renown. He possessed a ripe-toned voice of great flexibility and displayed tremendous skill at patter singing. Pini-Corsi
Antonio Pini-Corsi photographed in 1912
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Widely regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verd
Puccini in 1908
Puccini's birthplace in the Corte San Lorenzo, Lucca; the building presently houses a museum dedicated to his life and œuvre
Puccini photographed with his piano in 1900
Original poster for Puccini's Tosca