Giacomo Puccini

Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones it shows its hero and heroine, the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi, caught up in and eventually destroyed by the...

As other famous opera composers of the long 19th century, such as Donizetti, Rossini or Verdi, Giacomo Puccini's instrumental or vocal works are little known or even completely forgotten. During Pucci...

As other famous opera composers of the long 19th century, such as Donizetti, Rossini or Verdi, Giacomo Puccini's instrumental or vocal works are little known or even completely forgotten. During Pucci...

Giacomo Puccini's opera 'Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

Giacomo Puccini's opera 'Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

Giacomo Puccini's 'Suor Angelica' (Sister Angelica) is one of the three one-act opera's which belong to the triptych 'Il Trittico' which is an example of the verismo-opera, a naturalistic movement in...

Giacomo Puccini's 'Suor Angelica' (Sister Angelica) is one of the three one-act opera's which belong to the triptych 'Il Trittico' which is an example of the verismo-opera, a naturalistic movement in...

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. The aria 'In quelle trine morbide is sung in the 2nd act of the...

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. The aria 'In quelle trine morbide is sung in the 2nd act of the...

Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

The aria E lucevan le stelle is sung by Cavaradossi in the third and final act of Puccini's Opera Tosca. To fulfil his last wishes he is allowed to write a letter to Tosca: `And the stars flickered wh...

In 1924, the celebrated composer Giacomo Puccini is working on his opera "Turandot". He is seriously ill, feels that his end is near and that he lacks the strength to complete the opera. In a final me...

In 1924, the celebrated composer Giacomo Puccini is working on his opera "Turandot". He is seriously ill, feels that his end is near and that he lacks the strength to complete the opera. In a final me...

The aria E lucevan le stelle is sung by Cavaradossi in the third and final act of Puccini's Opera Tosca. To fulfil his last wishes he is allowed to write a letter to Tosca: `And the stars flickered wh...

In 1876 Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) composed his "Preludio in Mi minore" which became later known as the "Preludio a Orchestra". It"s Puccini"s first surviving work and through its original treatment...

In 1876 Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) composed his "Preludio in Mi minore" which became later known as the "Preludio a Orchestra". It"s Puccini"s first surviving work and through its original treatment...

In Puccini's La Boheme Rodolfo`s sings in the first act the aria Che gelida manina. It is one of the purest most fragrant ideas that ever came into Puccini`s head with its tenderness recalling the exq...

In Puccini's La Boheme Rodolfo`s sings in the first act the aria Che gelida manina. It is one of the purest most fragrant ideas that ever came into Puccini`s head with its tenderness recalling the exq...

Giacomo Puccini composed his opera 'Manon Lescaut' in 1893 and it became together with 'Tosca' his first outstanding success. 'Manon Lescaut' is a devastating depiction of a woman wrestling with her d...

Giacomo Puccini composed his opera 'Manon Lescaut' in 1893 and it became together with 'Tosca' his first outstanding success. 'Manon Lescaut' is a devastating depiction of a woman wrestling with her d...

Giacomo Puccinis Suor Angelica (Schwester Angelica) ist eine der drei Einakter, die zum Triptychon Il Trittico gehören, einem Beispiel für die Verismo-Oper, eine naturalistische Bewegung in der italie...

Giacomo Puccinis Suor Angelica (Schwester Angelica) ist eine der drei Einakter, die zum Triptychon Il Trittico gehören, einem Beispiel für die Verismo-Oper, eine naturalistische Bewegung in der italie...