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Puccini: Opera composer, ladies’ man and master of drama


Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was the pop star of his era. Even 100 years after his death, his operas like ‘Tosca,’ ‘Madama Butterfly’ and ‘La Boheme’ remain staple repertoire — and politically relevant today.




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