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Eugenio Giraldoni (Scarpia) 1871-1924

Emilio De Marchi (Cavaradossi) 1861-1917

Hariclea Darclée (Tosca) 1860-1939

# **Franco Corelli and Renata Tebaldi in Memphis, 1972**

# **RENATA TEBALDI — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Legendary Life** ## **1. “The Voice of an Angel”: Toscanini’s Unforgettable Whisper** During the rehearsals for the reopening of La Scala in 1946, Arturo Toscanini,…

# **Puccini - Tosca - Julius Rudel, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra (Legato, 1974) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-tosca-144801120?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-tosca-144801120?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Puccini - Tosca - Andre Cluytens, Wiener Staatsoper (GM, 1966) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-tosca-gm-144801036?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-tosca-gm-144801036?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# **Puccini - Tosca - Yevgeny Svetlanov, USSR State Symphony Orchestra (Classical Records, 1964) **Russian language [https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-tosca-144800856?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-tosca-144800856?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# ** Puccini - La boheme - Thomas Schippers** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-la-144796879?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/puccini-la-144796879?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)

# Giacomo Puccini grave. Villa Puccini, Torre del Lago, Italy

# **THE DEATH OF GIACOMO PUCCINI — A COMPLETE ANALYSIS** *Cancer, suffering, stubborn hope, desperation, and the unfinished ending of a genius* Giacomo Puccini’s death on **29 November 1924** in Brussels stands as one…

# **The Heart of Puccini: A Study of His Life Through the Women He Created** ## 1. **Le Villi (1884)** – Anna and the “abandoned woman” of Puccini’s imagination **On stage** Puccini’s first opera…

# **Puccini in 1876**

Puccini met Elvira Gemignani in 1884 whilst giving her piano lessons. She was to become his lover though she was already married. Soon it became clear that she was expecting a child and not…

Giulia Manfredi, lover of Giacomo Puccini

Doria Manfredi, Giulia Manfredi's cousin, committed suicide after being unable to bear the unjust accusation that she was Puccini's lover. Photograph: Paolo Benvenuti / The Observer .

# **THE 10 MOST TRAGIC LOVE STORIES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC** *Broken hearts, impossible loves, death, madness, betrayal, loss — the emotional shadows behind the masterpieces.* ## **1. Beethoven and His “Immortal Beloved” — A…

# MODEST MUSSORGSKY & VARVARA MIRONOVA A TRAGIC LOVE OF CLASS, FRAGILITY, AND FATE ## **I. A Soul Searching for Warmth** Modest Mussorgsky was a man of extraordinary sensitivity, a composer whose inner world…

**THE 10 MOST TRAGIC LOVE STORIES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC** *Broken hearts, impossible loves, death, madness, betrayal, loss — the emotional shadows behind the masterpieces.* **1. Beethoven and His “Immortal Beloved” — A Love Without…

# **THE 10 MOST TRAGIC LOVE STORIES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC** *Broken hearts, impossible loves, death, madness, betrayal, loss — the emotional shadows behind the masterpieces.* ## **1. Beethoven and His “Immortal Beloved” — A…

# **Meyerbeer - Robert le Diable - Opera - 1831 - Marc Minkowski - ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/meyerbeer-robert-144754985?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/meyerbeer-robert-144754985?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/meyerbeer-robert-144754985?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. Birth of a New Operatic World** When **Giacomo Meyerbeer** premiered *Robert le Diable* on **21 November…