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Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer best known for his operas La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. Puccini drew inspiration from a wide range of literary sources, and his late Romantic music with its immortal...
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The Puccini Family
A 1900 photograph of the composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), his wife Elvira, and son Antonio. The Puccini villa is at Torre del Lago near the composer's hometown, Lucca. (Archivo Storico Ricordi)
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Photograph of Puccini and Toscanini
A 1910 photograph of the composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) and the conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957). (The New York Public Library)
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Photo-portrait of Giacomo Puccini
A photographic portrait of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924).
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Madama Butterfly Poster
A 1904 poster advertising the opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the year of its premiere in La Scala, Milan. Designed by Leopoldo Metlicovitz, published by Ricordi.
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Poster for La Bohème
An 1896 poster advertising the opera La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the year of its premiere in Turin. Designed by Adolfo Hohenstein, published by Ricordi.
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Agrippina the Younger
Julia Agrippina or Agrippina the Younger (6 November 15 - 19/23 March 59 CE) was a prominent woman during the early Roman Empire, niece to Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) and Claudius (41-54 CE), whom she married, sister of Caligula (r. 37-41 CE...
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Sejanus
Lucius Aelius Seianus or Sejanus (20 BCE-31 CE) was the commander of the praetorian guard under the emperor Tiberius (14-37 CE). Coming from an obscure equestrian family, he managed to become one of the closest advisor of Tiberius, hoping...
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12 Great Composers
In this collection, we consider 12 of the great composers, from Bach to Rachmaninoff. Covering Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music, many of the works remain instantly recognisable even amongst non-classical music fans. The biographies...
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Luciano Pavarotti sings Nessun Dorma
Renowned Italian tenor Pavarotti (1935–2007) sings the aria from the final act of Puccini's opera Turandot, live in concert with The Three Tenors in Los Angeles in 1994. Watch the full performance, newly available in digital video: https://w.lnk.to/The3TenorsLY...