Giacomo Puccini
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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
Verismo
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In opera, verismo, from vero, meaning 'true', was a post-Romantic operatic tradition associated with Italian composers such as Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Francesco Cilea a
Giacomo Puccini, one of the composers most closely associated with verismo.
Cavelleria Rusticana, considered the first Verismo opera
Pagliacci is a famous Verismo opera