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Late Romantic Italian

PUCCINI, Giacomo

Born in Lucca, Dec 22, 1858
Died in Brussels, Nov 29, 1924

  • Fun fact: Giacomo Puccini represented the fifth generation of musicians and composers in his family. His family had been professional musicians in Lucca since the 1700s.1

Sources

  1. Gabriella Biagi Ravenni and Michele Girardi, “Puccini family,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed December 26, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000040280.