Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Italian opera composer (1858–1924)
1858–1924
691 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1924
- Birthplace
- Lucca
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Italy; Grand Duchy of Tuscany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Puccini wrote twelve operas and the arias from them are the most-sung audition material in the repertoire, which is exactly the problem: panels have heard O mio babbino caro and Nessun dorma more times than anyone should.
The practical purchase is an aria anthology for your voice type rather than a vocal score, unless you are learning a role. His writing sits high and demands sustained line over a full orchestra, so voice type matters more than the printed notes suggest — a lyric soprano aria and a spinto one look similar on the page and are not.
Copyright varies by work and by country: the later operas, Turandot especially, were still protected in some jurisdictions long after the earlier ones lapsed. Buy from a retailer rather than a free archive if you need to be certain.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- opera composer; composer; politician; conductor; organist
- Education
- Milan Conservatory
- Teachers
- Amilcare Ponchielli; Antonio Bazzini
- Recorded memberships
- Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- Instruments played
- organ
- Genres
- classical music; opera; verismo; religious music
- Notable works
- La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi; Crisantemi
- Birth name
- Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini
- Languages used
- Italian
- VIAF ID
- 95156473
- ISNI
- 0000000121031832
- GND ID
- 118596942
- Library of Congress ID
- n79119152
- MusicBrainz ID
- a693df4a-8762-4a45-b7fd-6695b558385e
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Choir, violin, Cello
- Genres represented
- Classical, Pop, pop, Broadway, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 19
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 15 of 15
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 95156473. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.