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Honoring the most-beloved Operatic Composer

The great Italian Operatic composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is beloved among opera-goers above all others.
His great works -

Manon Lescaut (1893)

La Boheme (1896)

Tosca (1900)

Madama Butterfly (1904)

Il Tabarro , Suor Angelica , Gianni Schicchi: a trio of short works (1918).

Turandot (1924)

are beloved of the public in every country where opera is performed.

Browse the top-selling Puccini recordings at

Listen to Puccini's Music On-Line

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All of the links below are to legal music files, placed on the web by singers' representatives or by producers. Please visit the singers' websites to show your support, and if you like their singing, buy their recordings.

"Nessun Dorma" (2.8 meg mp3) from Act III of Turandot, sung by the American tenor Richard Leech.

"Che Gelida Manina" (4.1 meg mp3) from Act I of La Boheme, sung by Richard Leech.

"Mi chiamano Mimi" (4.7 meg mp3) from Act I of La Boheme, sung by the Canadian soprano Eliana Lappalainen.

"Sola perduta abbandonata" (4.5 meg mp3) from Act IV of Manon Lescaut, sung by Eliana Lappalainen.

"Un Bel Di Vedremo" (Real Audio stream) from Act II of Madama Butterfly, sung by the Italian soprano Daniela Dessi

"Vissi D'Arte" ( wma) from Act II of Tosca, sung by the Italian soprano Chiara Taigi (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - 9 may 2000).

"E Lucevan le Stelle" (1.4 meg mp3) from Act III of Tosca, sung by the Italian tenor Fabio Armiliato.

"O Mio Babbino Caro" (Real Audio file) from Gianni Schicchi, sung by the American soprano Rene Fleming.

"In Questa reggia" (mp3) from Act II of Turandot, sung by the American soprano Kathleen McCalla

Bravo Puccini, John Moore's site with lots of information about Puccini, as well as extensive Midi sequences from his operas.

Performances of Puccini Operas

A listing from Operabase of forthcoming Puccini opera performances in major houses throughout the world. And don't forget to check some of the smaller opera companies near you, many of whom offer excellent and compelling performances in intimate theater settings.

Information on Puccini

Puccini on "about.com".

"Pucciniana" from Opera Resource - a rich source of information

Read about Puccini at Brittanica.com. Some notes on Puccini's early years.

A brief Puccini Biography and reference.

Puccini-related sites from Yahoo.

The Center for Puccini Studies, for professional scholars (mostly in Italian).

Books about Puccini:

Puccini - A Biography by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz.
Puccini - His Life and Works by Julian Budden.
Puccini for Piano Solo (Ricordi publishers)

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