Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini's opera 'Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" might be described as a thriller with political overtones. Set in Rome in 1800 at a time when the Police Chief Scarpia is conducting a reign of terror, it shows its her...

La fanciulla del West es, de hecho, una ópera del Oeste. Basada en la obra "The Girl of the Golden West" de David Belasco, se estrenó en Nueva York en 1910 y cuenta cómo el amor de una buena mujer (la...

Puccini's Opera Manon Lescaut is based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost. He used some musical elements in Manon Lescaut from earlier works h...

La Bohème was first performed in 1886 at the Teatro Regio in Turin. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak wit...

In 1899, the Italian city of Como hosted a celebration of scientist Alessandro Volta, for whom the electrical term volt is attributed. Renowned opera composer Giacomo Puccini was commissioned to write...

Aus der Oper 'La Bohème!' Das Werk ist auch außerhalb der Weihnachtszeit auf jedem Konzert aufführbar und eignet sich beim Konzert in der Kirche genauso wie auf einem Weihnachtsmarkt.

In 1830 Paris a penniless group of young artists leads a carefree life. It is Christmas Eve and, in a cold attic, the painter Marcello is painting a picture with his friend the poet Rodolfo. From the...

Music from the motion picture 'Taking Sides'. The chart includes a trumpet, guitar and tenor sax feature.

FRANZ GERSTBREIN is one of the leading composers and arrangers for german brass-bands and also known worldwide. After studying trumpet in Munich, he worked as an artist for the German Army-Orchestra...