{"id":2139,"date":"2023-03-13T09:58:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/il-maestro\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T12:52:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T10:52:53","slug":"the-maestro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/the-maestro\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maestro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group headerpages\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column headerpages--text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading animate__animated animate__fadeIn\">The Maestro<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large img-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_hero@2x-1024x448.jpg\" alt=\"Foto d'epoca che ritrae il maestro in una posa di 3:4 con il volto rivolto verso l'obiettivo. \u00c8 seduto accanto a un pianoforte, vestito con un elegante abito gessato.\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_hero@2x-1024x448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_hero@2x-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_hero@2x-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_hero@2x-1536x672.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_hero@2x-2048x896.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tabswrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"tabsmenu\" class=\"wp-block-group tabsmenu sticky\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"tabs wp-block-list\">\n<li><a data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#tab1\" href=\"#tab1\">Act I <strong>Childhood<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#tab2\" href=\"#tab2\">Act II <strong>Time spent in Milan<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#tab3\" href=\"#tab3\">Act III <strong>Artistic maturity<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#tab4\" href=\"#tab4\">Act IV <strong>The unfinished opera<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group contenitore_tabs\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<section id=\"tab1\" class=\"wp-block-group blocco-tab\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container--m is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column testo-intro-atto-tab is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giacomo Puccini was born in the Italian town of Lucca, an area known for its rich musical tradition, on 22 December 1858. His family had played an important role in Tuscany\u2019s music scene for over a century.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When he was just six years old, Giacomo\u2019s father Michele<\/strong>, the organist and choir master at the Duomo di San Martino, <strong>died<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his early years, Giacomo was <strong>taught to play the organ and sing as a contralto by his uncle, Fortunato Magi<\/strong>. Despite this, Fortunato informed his sister Albina (Puccini\u2019s mother) that her son had no inclination for music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto1@2x-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Il Maestro \u00e8 ritratto in posa 3:4, indossando un elegante abito gessato e un cappello obliquamente posizionato, come era solito fare.\" class=\"wp-image-152\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto1@2x-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto1@2x-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto1@2x-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto1@2x.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"tab2\" class=\"wp-block-group blocco-tab\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container--m is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column testo-intro-atto-tab is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In 1880, Puccini attended the Milan Conservatory thanks to a grant from Queen Margherita and another uncle, Nicolao Cer\u00f9. Under the tutelage of Antonio Bazzini and Amilcare Ponchielli, he had his first artistic experiences.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Struck by the young composer\u2019s talent, <strong>Ponchielli helped and encouraged him to begin his brilliant musical career. <\/strong>The young Giacomo shared a room with Pietro Mascagni, spending much of his time at the theatre where he <strong>came into contact with Italy\u2019s bohemian \u201cScapigliatura\u201d movement<\/strong>.<br>When Fontana met Puccini, he was just starting out as a librettist. Their encounter resulted in the composer\u2019s debut opera \u201cLe Villi\u201d, which had its first performance at the Teatro dal Verme in Milan in 1884. As a result of its success, the music <strong>publisher Ricordi took an interest in Puccini<\/strong> and commissioned another opera. After five years of work, Puccini completed \u201cEdgar\u201d in 1889, which was staged at La Scala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto2@2x-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Immagine del 1800 di Piazza del Duomo, Milano. Sulla sinistra il Coperto dei Figini, demolito nel 1864.\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto2@2x-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto2@2x-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto2@2x-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto2@2x.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Digital image courtesy of the Getty\u2019s Open Content Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"tab3\" class=\"wp-block-group blocco-tab\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container--m is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column testo-intro-atto-tab is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In 1884, following the death of his mother, Puccini began a relationship with Elvira Bonturi, the wife of a rich man from Lucca, whom he later married in 1904.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of \u201cManon Lescaut\u201d, Puccini\u2019s third opera which was performed at Turin\u2019s Teatro Regio in 1893, further cemented his career as an operatic composer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From 1891, Puccini moved with his wife and son Antonio to Torre del Lago<\/strong>, where he continued to work on his music. This is where he composed \u201cTosca\u201d, one of his most dramatic operas, which was first performed in Rome in 1900, following the success of \u201cLa Boh\u00e8me\u201d which opened in Turin in 1896.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After this period of success, the Maestro\u2019s life took a more challenging turn in the years that followed.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In 1903, Puccini was involved in a serious car accident<\/strong>. He was discovered underneath the overturned vehicle with a broken leg, half-suffocated by the exhaust fumes. Puccini\u2019s lengthy bed-bound recovery affected the drafting of his new opera \u201cMadama Butterfly\u201d, which was eventually performed the following year, in 1904, at La Scala in Milan. However, the opera\u2019s first performance was a complete failure, and it was immediately withdrawn. Following a few cuts and changes, the opera was premiered again at Brescia\u2019s Teatro Grande and hailed as a great triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Puccini family experienced another major crisis in 1909 when Doria Manfredi<\/strong>, a young maid, <strong>took her own life because of Elvira\u2019s jealous accusations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Maestro\u2019s fame continued to grow exponentially, reaching as far as the United States, where \u201cMadama Butterfly\u201d was first performed in 1907. During his time in America, the composer was inspired to set an opera in the Wild West. In 1910, \u201cLa Fanciulla del West\u201d debuted in New York, cementing his international reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Puccini subsequently experienced an artistic crisis, when he struggled to find suitable subjects for his operas and felt under increasing pressure due to competition from the European music scene. Following several failed projects, a Viennese publisher commissioned \u201cLa Rondine\u201d (1917) which was originally intended to be an operetta but later transformed into a lyric opera. \u201cLa Rondine\u201d premiered at Monte Carlo\u2019s Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This opera and \u201cIl Trittico\u201d (1918), a triptych of one-act operas consisting of \u201cIl Tabarro\u201d, \u201cSuor Angelica\u201d and \u201cGianni Schicchi\u201d, saw Puccini reach full artistic maturity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_1@2x-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"Elvia Bonturi ritratta insieme a suo marito Giacomo, in abiti tipici dei primi del 900.\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_1@2x-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_1@2x-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_1@2x-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_1@2x.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_2@2x-699x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Locandina dell'opera Madama Butterfly a colori. Ritrae una geisha di spalle mentre guarda verso l'esterno, come se fosse in attesa di qualcuno. Sullo sfondo, \u00e8 esplosa la fioritura dei ciliegi.\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_2@2x-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_2@2x-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_2@2x-768x1125.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_2@2x-1048x1536.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_2@2x.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_3@2x-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"Bert Leon, Tito Ricordi, Tonio Puccini e suo padre, Giacomo, mentre discutono probabilmente \nde &quot;La Fanciulla del West&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_3@2x-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_3@2x-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_3@2x-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/il_maestro_atto3_3@2x.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"tab4\" class=\"wp-block-group blocco-tab\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container--m is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column testo-intro-atto-tab is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Puccini\u2019s final project \u201cTurandot\u201d was a troubled yet monumental production. However, Puccini died before he had chance to finish the work.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The opera was nearly finished when the Maestro\u2019s health began to decline<\/strong>. Initially, his repeated sore throats were attributed to a form of rheumatism or a bone that got stuck in his throat during a meal, causing him to choke.<br>Puccini suffered with intense pain for months until he received a tragic diagnosis. <strong>His only hope of a cure was to visit Professor Ledoux\u2019s clinic in Brussels<\/strong>, which used \u201cmiraculous radium\u201d. After the experimental surgery, doctors made sure that the composer was out of danger, leaving the \u201cmiraculous\u201d implanted radium rods to do their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But at 6&nbsp;pm on 28 November, while the composer was sitting in his armchair, he suffered a major heart attack and lost consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overnight, his condition worsened: <strong>Giacomo Puccini died on the morning of 29 November 1924<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/il_maestro_atto4@2x-722x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Libretto dell'opera Turandot con decorazioni orientali con icona centrale della splendida principessa che indossa la corona tipica cinese\" class=\"wp-image-1502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/il_maestro_atto4@2x-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/il_maestro_atto4@2x-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/il_maestro_atto4@2x-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/il_maestro_atto4@2x.jpg 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group banner-cit\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ll always picture him with his coat lapels sticking up, his hat slightly askew, moving a bit clumsily between the seats in the circle, or standing outside in his great hunting boots, the picture of good health, watching the coots swimming on the surface of the lake reflecting the Apuan Alps, delighting in the solitude that was so dear to him.\u201d G. Adami.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G. Adami<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group opere-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group opere-homepage widget-opere\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pc-container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading title-widget-opere fadeInUp\">Le opere<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns fadeIn is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column opere-carousel is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group opere-carousel--item\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/le-opere\/la-boheme\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_la_boheme@2x-809x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Locandina de La Boh\u00e8me a tinte rosse e gialle. Lo stile \u00e8 quello tipico liberty francese.\" class=\"wp-image-1500\" width=\"789\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_la_boheme@2x-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_la_boheme@2x-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_la_boheme@2x-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_la_boheme@2x.jpg 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/?page_id=2\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/operas\/la-boheme\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2134\">La Boh\u00e8me<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of artists explore life in 1830s Paris, coming to terms with the subjects of frivolous love and death.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group opere-carousel--item\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/le-opere\/tosca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_tosca@2x-1.jpg\" alt=\"Locandina a colori della Tosca. La donna ha appena pugnalato Scarpia e viene ritratta nell'atto di posare sul corpo morto dell'uomo un crocifisso. La scena \u00e8 illuminata dalla sola luce di due candele sul pavimento.\" class=\"wp-image-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_tosca@2x-1.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_tosca@2x-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_tosca@2x-1-768x975.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/?page_id=2\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/operas\/tosca\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2133\">Tosca <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set in Rome at the fall of the First Roman Republic in 1800, where supporters of Napoleon contend with the police of the Papal State.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group opere-carousel--item\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/le-opere\/madama-butterfly\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_madama_butterfly@2x-2.jpg\" alt=\"Locandina dell'opera Madama Butterfly a colori. Ritrae una geisha di spalle mentre guarda verso l'esterno, come se fosse in attesa di qualcuno. Sullo sfondo, \u00e8 esplosa la fioritura dei ciliegi.\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_madama_butterfly@2x-2.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_madama_butterfly@2x-2-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/slider_opere_madama_butterfly@2x-2-768x973.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/operas\/madama-butterfly\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2135\">MADAMA BUTTERFLY<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lieutenant in the US Navy breaks a young geisha\u2019s heart by marrying her and then abandoning her.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group opere-carousel--item\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/le-opere\/gianni-schicchi\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_gianni_schicchi@2x-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Locandina di Gianni Schicchi presenta con palette di colori rosso e giallo. L'uomo viene ritratto con un atteggiamento beffardo e indossa gli abiti tipici fiorentini dell'epoca. Nella sua mano tiene il testamento di Buoso Donati.\" class=\"wp-image-1495\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_gianni_schicchi@2x-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_gianni_schicchi@2x-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_gianni_schicchi@2x-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_gianni_schicchi@2x.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/operas\/gianni-schicchi\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2132\">GIANNI SCHICCHI<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forger Gianni Schicchi makes a dead body \u201cspeak\u201d in order to falsify his will, taking all his property for his daughter and himself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group opere-carousel--item\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/le-opere\/turandot\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_turandot@2x-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Locandina originale della Turandot. Una splendida donna orientale \u00e8 ritratta in sontuosi abiti. Dietro di lei, una decorazione tipica cinese.\" class=\"wp-image-1496\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_turandot@2x-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_turandot@2x-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_turandot@2x-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/slider_opere_turandot@2x.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/operas\/turandot\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2131\">TURANDOT<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The merciless Princess Turandot falls in love with a young unknown prince.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maestro Giacomo Puccini was born in the Italian town of Lucca, an area known for its rich musical tradition, on 22 December 1858. 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