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Puccini

[poo-chee-nee; Italian poot-chee-nee]
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noun
  1. Gia·co·mo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/, 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.
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Historical Examples

  • At the last moment they had had to find a substitute for her part in the Puccini opera.

    The Place of Honeymoons

    Harold MacGrath

  • Again Puccini employs a Japanese melody (the "vigil" theme).

  • Puccini kept a diary, which he called "Bohemian Life," in 1881.

    Giacomo Puccini

    Wakeling Dry

  • It is difficult to get from Puccini any particulars of his ideas and aims.

    Giacomo Puccini

    Wakeling Dry

  • One29 statement at least was very characteristic of Puccini.

    Giacomo Puccini

    Wakeling Dry

British Dictionary definitions for puccini

Puccini

noun
  1. Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer, noted for the dramatic realism of his operas, which include Manon Lescaut (1893), La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), and Madame Butterfly (1904)
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