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Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy in 1858 and died in Belgium in 1924. He was a composer of opera, the most important representative of Italian verisme. He came from a family of musicians. He studied composition and organ, first to his birthplace, Florence and then Milan.

In 1893, he had his first success with the opera "Tosca". As pophlar as Verdi with "La Boheme", "Mantama Butterfly", "Manon Lescaut" and "Turandot", which was left unfinished and completed by Franco Alfano. Two years after his death, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan, conducted by his friend Arturo Toscanini. Toscanini decided to stop the show at the point where he had worked by Puccini. At that very moment, stopped work, he turned to the public and said "Here ends the work as the composer died. Unfortunately, death exceeds the art." Puccini also wrote a function, chamber music, etc.

His works are characterized by excellent instrumentation, immediate, passion and lyricism pervades these dramatic atmosphere. It is one of the most popular in the opera.

(from Wikipedia with some add-ons from C. Theodorou)

PS: In September 13th of 2011, his birthhouse was inaugurated as a museum dedicated to him, "Il maestro retorna a casa". This photo is dedicated from me to the great musician.

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**Giacomo Puccini** was born in Lucca, Italy in 1858 and died in Belgium in 1924. He was a composer of opera, the most important representative of Italian verisme. He came from a family of musicians. He studied composition and organ, first to his birthplace, Florence and then Milan.

In 1893, he had his first success with the opera "Tosca". As pophlar as Verdi with **"La Boheme", "Mantama Butterfly", "Manon Lescaut" and "Turandot"**, which was left unfinished and completed by **Franco Alfano**. Two years after his death, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan, conducted by his friend **Arturo Toscanini**. Toscanini decided to stop the show at the point where he had worked by Puccini. At that very moment, stopped work, he turned to the public and said "Here ends the work as the composer died. Unfortunately, death exceeds the art." Puccini also wrote a function, chamber music, etc.

His works are characterized by excellent instrumentation, immediate, passion and lyricism pervades these dramatic atmosphere. It is one of the most popular in the opera.

(from Wikipedia with some add-ons from C. Theodorou)

**PS:** In September 13th of 2011, his birthhouse was inaugurated as a museum dedicated to him, **"Il maestro retorna a casa"**. This photo is dedicated from me to the great musician.

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dziwnowik, on September 30, 2011, said:

Nice shoot ! ~ Like

greetings from Poland , Peter ♥

Christos Theodorou, on October 1, 2011, said:

dziwnowik - Many thanks for your visit and comments. Kind regards from Athens

Lady A, on November 7, 2011, said:

Das ist auch sehr schön eingefangen, gute Arbeit! Grüße aus Dresden Andrea

Christos Theodorou, on November 7, 2011, said:

Lady A - Many thanks for your visit and comments. Kind regards from Athens to beautiful Dresden.

Lady A, on November 7, 2011, said:

Alles Gute und viel Kraft bei der schwierigen Lage für Griechenland. Auf weitere schöne Fotos! Grüße Andrea

Christos Theodorou, on November 7, 2011, said:

Lady A - Many thanks for your wishes

RicardoFilho, on November 13, 2011, said:

Sehr schönes Bild

LIKE 77

Gruß,

Christos Theodorou, on November 13, 2011, said:

RicardoFilho - Many thanks for your visit and comments. Kind regards from Athens

zbyszek_urbaniak, on November 28, 2011, said:

Dostojny ten pan i kompozytor...Pozdrawiam Zbyszek

Christos Theodorou, on November 29, 2011, said:

zbyszek_urbaniak - Many thanks for your visit and comments. Kind regards from Athens

▌ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΚΟΥΡΤΗΣ, on December 10, 2011, said:

Τον μαύρισε ο ήλιος λίγο περισσότερο τον Τζάκομο! : )

Ωραία λήψη!

(Εννοείται Χρήστο πως αυτές που σχολιάζω πέρνουν έτσι κι αλλοιώς Like και δεν χρειάζεται να το αναφέρω. Το πέρνουν όμως το Like αθόρυβα κι άλλες, από αυτές που επισκέπτομαι και που δεν σχολιάζω...)

Christos Theodorou, on December 10, 2011, said:

▌ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΚΟΥΡΤΗΣ - Για λίγες ημέρες (13/09) έχασα τα εγκαίνια του μουσείου του στο πατρικό του σπίτι. Και έχω αδυναμία στις όπερες του!

Geezer Vz, on January 21, 2012, said:

Hi, Christos. Seeing this picture reminded me of a time when a radio host announced that his guest would sing an aria from Tosca by Verdi. The following week he commented about his mistake. I happened to have a recording of his comment so I put some slides with it and uploaded it to Youtube. It is interesting and a bit comical. you can hear it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHiC1L3VB4Y&feature=youtu.be

Guy

Christos Theodorou, on January 21, 2012, said:

Geezer Vz - Many thanks for your visit and comments. Kind regards from Athens

João Paulo Coutinho, on February 3, said:

Excelente foto.LIKE

Christos Theodorou, on February 3, said:

João Paulo Coutinho - Many thanks for your visit and comments – Friendly greetings from Athens

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Photo taken in Lucca Province of Lucca, Italy
Casa Natale di Giacomo Puccini

43° 50' 35.26" N 10° 30' 4.92" E

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Uploaded on September 11, 2011
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- Camera: SONY DSLR-A350
- Taken on 2011/08/22 14:25:42
- Exposure: 0.003s (1/320)
- Focal Length: 45.00mm
- F/Stop: f/6.300
- ISO Speed: ISO100
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash