History Music / GiacomoPuccini

Some arias from his operas are well known even to a non-operatic audience, like ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lZSZTJXa4 O mio babbino caro]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkTKAg7HHM Nessun dorma]]''.

[[caption-width-right:239:Badass composer with a moustache]]

* DownerEnding: Puccini was the king of this trope. Only ''Gianni Schicchi'' and, arguably, ''La Fanciulla del West'' and ''Theatre/{{Turandot}}'' don't have a DownerEnding.

* {{Melodrama}}: Very much so but at the same time {{deconstructed|Trope}}: Puccini's heroines are not [[SatelliteLoveInterest Shallow Love Interests]] but well-rounded and strong characters, his villains are universally more interesting than the tenor protagonists, and his stories are miles above a standard opera plot.

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* BadassBaritone: Not so evident as in [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]]'s works but Puccini's operas have their share of badass low-voiced guys: Jack Rance (''La Fanciulla del West''), Michele (''Il Tabarro''), [[Theatre/{{Tosca}} Scarpia]].

* ''Theatre/{{Tosca}}'', source of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8lD9ZmYHhE E lucevan le stelle]]''

* ''Theatre/{{Turandot}}'' (you've heard ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkTKAg7HHM Nessun dorma]]'')

He is sometimes referred to as "the last greatest opera composer". This is probably justified, as his operas are among the most frequently performed, and every opera company has them in their repertoire. Some arias from his operas are well known even to a non-operatic audience, like ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lZSZTJXa4 O mio babbino caro]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkTKAg7HHM Nessun dorma]]''.

Giacomo Puccini (22 December 1858 -- 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer, sometimes referred to as "the last greatest opera composer". This is probably justified, as his operas are among the most frequently performed, and every opera company has them in their repertoire. Some arias from his operas are well known even to a non-operatic audience, like ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lZSZTJXa4 O mio babbino caro]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkTKAg7HHM Nessun dorma]]''.

* {{Melodrama}}: Very much so but at the same time [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]: Puccini's heroines are not [[SatelliteLoveInterest Shallow Love Interests]] but well-rounded and strong characters, his villains are universally more interesting than the tenor protagonists, and his stories are miles above a standard opera plot.

%%* TenorBoy
%%* {{Tragedy}}

** ''Gianni Schicchi'', his only comedy and source of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lZSZTJXa4 O mio babbino caro]]''

* ''MadameButterfly''

%%* TheVillainMakesThePlot

* BadassBaritone: Not so evident as in [[GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]]'s works but Puccini's operas have their share of badass low-voiced guys: Jack Rance (''La Fanciulla del West''), Michele (''Il Tabarro''), [[Theatre/{{Tosca}} Scarpia]].

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* BadassBaritone: Not so evident as in [[GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]]'s works but Puccini's operas have their share of {{badass}} low-voiced guys: Jack Rance (''La Fanciulla del West''), Michele (''Il Tabarro''), [[Theatre/{{Tosca}} Scarpia]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Theatre/{{Turandot}}'' had to be finished by his student Franco Alfano. Arturo Toscanini rather famously conducted the premiere of ''Turandot'' and, upon reaching the point where Puccini died, set down his baton, gave a few solemn words, and walked off-stage.

* DeusAngstMachina: And ''how''...

* TenorBoy
* TheVillainMakesThePlot
* {{Tragedy}}

* ''{{Tosca}}'', source of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8lD9ZmYHhE E lucevan le stelle]]''

* ''{{Turandot}}'' (you've heard ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkTKAg7HHM Nessun dorma]]'')

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''{{Turandot}}'' had to be finished by his student Franco Alfano. Arturo Toscanini rather famously conducted the premiere of ''Turandot'' and, upon reaching the point where Puccini died, set down his baton, gave a few solemn words, and walked off-stage.
* BadassBaritone: Not so evident as in [[GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]]'s works but Puccini's operas have their share of {{badass}} low-voiced guys: Jack Rance (''La Fanciulla del West''), Michele (''Il Tabarro''), [[{{Tosca}} Scarpia]].

* DownerEnding: Puccini was the king of this trope. Only ''Gianni Schicchi'' and, arguably, ''La Fanciulla del West'' and ''{{Turandot}}'' don't have a DownerEnding.

!!Tropes present in Puccini's life:
* BadassMoustache
* TheCasanova: As he himself stated: "I am a mighty hunter of wild fowl, operatic librettos and attractive women."
* DaddysGirl: Was very fond of his step-daughter Fosca.
* TheDandy
* EmotionalBruiser: Loved sport cars, yachts, hunting, card-playing and other masculine activities, and at the same time cried like a baby when writing the scene where [[Theatre/LaBoheme Mimì]] dies. [[note]]Although this is unconfirmed[[/note]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Puccini's wife Elvira was notoriously jealous - [[TheCasanova for a reason]]. This led to a tragedy, when Elvira accused Puccini's maid Doria Manfredi of having the affair with the composer. The girl had been completely innocent and [[DrivenToSuicide killed herself]].
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Came from a family with five generations of musicians.
* OverlyLongName: Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini.
* PowerTrio: His most popular operas ''{{Tosca}}'', ''MadameButterfly'' and ''Theatre/LaBoheme'' were written together with the duo of librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. For ''La Fanciulla del West'' and ''{{Turandot}}'', he also employed two dramatists.
* TallDarkAndHandsome

* EmotionalBruiser: Loved sport cars, yachts, hunting, card-playing and other masculine activities, and at the same time cried like a baby when writing the scene where [[Theatre/LaBoheme Mimì]] dies.

!!Tropes present in Puccini's life and work:

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!!Tropes associated to Puccini's life:

* TallDarkAndHandsome

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer, sometimes referred to as "the last greatest opera composer". This is probably justified, as his operas are among the most frequently performed, and every opera company has them in their repertoire. Some arias from his operas are well known even to a non-operatic audience, like ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lZSZTJXa4 O mio babbino caro]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkTKAg7HHM Nessun dorma]]''.

!!Tropes often found in Puccini's works:

* ''{{Tosca}}'', source of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpD5AMXsb0 E lucevan le stelle]]''

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''{{Turandot}}'' had to be finished by his student Franco Alfano. Arturo Toscanini rather famously conducted a performance of ''Turandot'' and, upon reaching the point where Puccini died, set down his baton, gave a few solemn words, and walked off-stage.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''{{Turandot}}'' had to be finished by his student Franco Alfano.