Giacomo Puccini(1858-1924)
THIS ITEM IS PART OF THE PRIVATE IMPORTANT RICORDI FAMILY COLLECTION, A PERSONAL RECORD OF THE GREATEST OPERA COMPOSER OF THE GENERATION AFTER VERDI. Note: This is a photo of the last summer of the composer dead four mounths later
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 âe" November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La Bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire.[1][2] Some of his arias, such as "O Mio Babbino Caro" from Gianni Schicchi, "Che gelida manina" from La Bohème, and "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot, have become part of pop culture.
This is a post photo-card of the great composer Giacomo Puccini on his boat called Ciò Ciò San with his friend Francesco Mercaldi and other people. The composer dressed of a white jacket and pants is well visible.Dated July 9th, 1924, with stamp and date still visible. VERY GOOD CONDITION.
The photo card was sent to the Commendatore Tito Ricordi(The most important publisher of the age). Puccini wrote:
" is Ciò Ciò San miniature in all its splendour! Best wishes from G.Puccini " The post card is handwritten and signed by G.Puccini , t is also the autograph of and Mercaldi (Francesco Saverio Mercaldi b.1844-d.1823, writer, poet, painter, frind of Puccini). Puccini sent this photo-card to his Publisher and friend Tito Ricordi, addressed to Casa Ricordi, Via Berchet,3 - Milano. Descended from a family of musicians, Puccini was the most important Italian opera composer in the generation after Verdi. He was born and educated in Lucca, later studying under Ponchielli at the Milan Conservatory. He began his career as a composer of opera with Le Villi, on the story familiar from Adam's ballet Giselle, but first won significant success in 1893 with Manon Lescaut. A musical dramatist of considerable power, if sometimes lacking in depth, he wrote in all twelve operas, the last, Turandot, still unfinished at the time of his death in 1924. Operas The opera Manon Lescaut, using the full name of the heroine of the 18th century Abbé Prévost's novel to distinguish the work from Massenet's treatment of the same subject, won great success. Manon seduced by the old Géronte returns to her former lover, Des Grieux, but is betrayed to the authorities and transported to America, w she dies in the arms of her lover, who has followed her. La Bohéme, first staged in 1896, centres on the love of Mim" and the poet Rodolfo in the Latin Quarter of Paris, a story of innocent love, betrayal and the final death of the heroine. Tosca, staged first in Rome in 1900, deals with the love of the singer Tosca for the painter Cavaradossi, their implication in revolutionary activities and death through the machinations of the wicked police-chief Scarpia, himself murdered by Tosca. Madama Butterfly is a story of love betrayed, the innocent Japanese heroine of the title deserted by her faithless American husband and finally compelled to suicide. La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) is set in a slightly improbable Wild West, while the triptych, Il Trittico, three short operas, attempts a change of mood. The last opera, Turandot, based on a Chinese story by the 18th century dramatist Gozzi, makes inappropriate use of Chinese melodies, but is a moving study of the love of the suitor Prince Calaf for the icy-hearted and cruel Princess Turandot. All ends happily, but not before moments of suspense, marked by the famous tenor aria Nessun dorma (Let no-one sleep). Chamber Music Some of the musical material of a particularly poignant moment in Manon Lescaut appears in a set of pieces for string quartet by Puccini, Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), part of a very small output of instrumental music, little of which was published by the composer. Buyer pays shipping costs only (18$). T will be no additional charge for packaging or currency exchange. I will be using Italian Mail , which is airmail...
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