| Nationality: | Italian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Dec. 22, 1858 — Lucca |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Nov. 29, 1924 — Brussels |
| Near Family: | Father: Michele; Grandfather: Domenico - both prominent musicians. |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Milan (mostly) |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Befor turning entirely to composition, he was an organist. |
| Major Work(s): | Best known for his operas: La Boheme(1896), Tosca(1900) and Madama Butterfly(1904) |
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Interesting Facts: |
Puccini was most certainly one of the greatest (if not the greatest) composer of opera that ever lived, and has created some of the most enduring works for the theatre ever to be written. |