Giacomo Puccini - a biography: his life and places (Documentary)

Giacomo Puccini a biography in words and pictures. The places where Wagner worked and the most important people in his life. 00:00 Intro 00:44 Birth and youth in Lucca 02:07 Studies in Milan 02:54 Elvira 03:22 Le vili 04:28 Work on Manon Lescaut 07:00 Breakthrough with Manon Lescaut in Turin 08:57 Puccini doubles with La Bohème 13:11 Attachment to his homeland - Torre di Lago 14:46 Tosca in Rome 17:06 The librettists Illica and Giacosa 18:01 Serious car accident 18:29 Fiasco with Butterfly 20:38 Puccini's affairs and the tragedy of Doria Manfredi 22:19 New York 24:31 Turandot and death You can find more information about these operas in the opera portraits in the online opera guide opera-inside.com MANON LESCAUT https://opera-inside.com/manon-lescau... LA BOHÈME https://opera-inside.com/la-boheme-by... TOSCA https://opera-inside.com/tosca-by-gia... MADAMA BUTTERFLY https://opera-inside.com/madama-butte... TURANDOT https://opera-inside.com/gianni-schic... GIANNI SCHICCHI https://opera-inside.com/gianni-schic...