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

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

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

In one scene, Callas is walking past a theater and an orchestra materializes in the rain — and suddenly she’s in a scene from the second act of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”

From Los Angeles Times

The company also showed an unexpected serious side, remounting its production of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” sung in English and Japanese.

From Los Angeles Times