Giacomo Puccini
Italian opera composer (1858–1924)
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (22 December 1858 - 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas are among the important operas played as standards.
Quotes
editLibretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Henry Murger's novel.
- in te ravviso --il sogno ch'io vorrei sempre sognar! (Rodolfo)
- In you, I see the Dreams that I have always dreamed/longed for!
- Act I O Soave Fanciulla
- Ho tante cose che ti voglio dire, o una sola, ma grande come il mare, come il mare profonda ed infinita...Sei il mio amore e tutta la mia vita! (Mimì)
- There are many things that I want to tell you -- well, really, only one -- but that one is as large as the ocean -- as the ocean is deep and infinite, so is my love for you and it will be for all my life!
- Act IV Sono andante?
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Victorien Sardou's play.
- Questo è il bacio di Tosca! (Floria Tosca)
- This is Tosca's kiss!
- Act II
- Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma. (Floria Tosca)
- Before him all Rome trembled.
- Act II
Quotes about Giacomo Puccini
edit- Whatever the atmosphere he wanted to create, Giacomo Puccini’s sound world is unique and unmistakeable with its opulent yet clear-cut orchestration and a miraculous fund of melodies with their bittersweet, tender lyricism. His masterly writing for the voice guarantees the survival of his music for many years to come.
- Gramophone (January 2, 2025) [1]
