Puccini

[poo-chee-nee, poot-chee-nee]

noun

1. Giacomo 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.

Puccini

/ pʊˈtʃiːnɪ /

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)

Example Sentences

Berio, who was arguably the greatest 20th century Italian composer after Puccini, had a special feel for the viola as a solo instrument.

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She credits a boxed set of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” recordings her mother bought with tip money for her return to health.

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"In a sense, we could expect them to do great performances of Puccini or of The Nutcracker," he says.

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There’s a catch, though: She believes she was romantically involved with famed Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, constantly talking to him as if he was right next to her.

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Puccini’s heroine here is overwhelmed by oscillating sine waves.

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