PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.…
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PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924)

PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.S., ` Giacomo´, one page, to an Italian postcard, Cartolina Postale Italiana, 5.5 x 3, Milan, 2nd May 1895, to his brother-in-law Raffaello Franceschini, Pescia, in Italian. Puccini is about to start an eight to nine days trip journey and reports so to his correspondent, adding that he will try to be in time to a meeting Franceschini has proposed him, stating ` Caro Vino, ora parto con Elvira per Venezia, Trieste, dove assisto alla Manon - Budapest - Vienna e vicevers, al mio ritorno (8 o 9 giorni) procura di indicarme le ville e vengo...´ (Translation: " Dear Vino, I am now leaving with Elvira for Venice, Trieste, where I attend the Manon - Budapest - Vienna and vice versa, on my return (8 or 9 days) try to tell me the place and I will come...") Postmarked to the verso. Small overall age wear and light staining, otherwise G Raffaello Franceschini (1854-1942) husband of Puccini´s one-year younger sister, Ramelde Puccini (1859-1912). Franceschini was working as tax collector in Pescia. Puccini and his brother-in-law maintained a long-time friendly relationship, and used to share the hunting journeys. Manon Lescaut is an opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini. The opera was first performed in 1893 in Turin. Manon Lescaut was Puccini's third opera and his first great success. The opera was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in January 1907 in the presence of the composer, and with Lina Cavalieri in the title role, and Enrico Caruso as des Grieux. Since then it has been one of the most acclaimed and performed operas of Puccini.

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PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924)

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