Puccini

American

[poo-chee-nee, poot-chee-nee] / puˈtʃi ni, putˈtʃi ni /

noun

Giacomo 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.

Puccini British

/ pʊˈtʃiːnɪ /

noun

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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It’s as if an opera house devoted its entire season to three Puccini standards without even a glance at the works of Mozart, Verdi or Wagner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

She also blamed Puccini for making singers and audiences lazy, because he wasn’t challenging enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024

"Puccini and Verdi and Mozart were writing operas that dealt with the issues of their time," he said.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024

They were rewarded with three works by Puccini, alongside Henry Mancini's rinky-dink Pink Panther theme, and the traditional programme of sea shanties and patriotic songs like Jerusalem and Rule, Britannia!

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

The unveiling in 1926 of a new opera by the last great Italian composer in the genre, Giacomo Puccini, could fairly be described as a media event on a global scale.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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