Puccini
[ poo-chee-nee; Italian poot-chee-nee ]
/ puˈtʃi ni; Italian putˈtʃi ni /
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noun
Gia·co·mo [jah-kaw-maw], /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/, 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.
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Puccini
/ (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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