Ponchielli
Americannoun
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“La Gioconda,” by Amilcare Ponchielli, established the composer as a creator of operas on par with Verdi after its 1876 premiere at La Scala in Milan.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022
Further down the line, “La Gioconda” was an important steppingstone toward the “verismo” operas at the turn of the 20th century — for which Puccini, a student of Ponchielli, is the best-known representative.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022
Ms. Chookasian made her Met debut in 1962, at the age of 40, in the role of La Cieca in “La Gioconda,” by Ponchielli; the production also starred Franco Corelli, Robert Merrill and Zinka Milanov.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012
And when his uncle died a certain Count Florestan gave him in charge of Ponchielli, "foster-father," as he is called, "of the veritist school."
From Time Magazine Archive
In front of it is a statue of the composer Amilcare Ponchielli, who was a native of Cremona.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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