Puccini

[ poo-chee-nee; Italian poot-chee-nee ]

/ puˈtʃi ni; Italian putˈtʃi ni /

noun

Gia·co·mo

[jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/,1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.

Example sentences from the Web for puccini

Therefor we must be wary of the old men who tell us that we shall soon tire of the music of Puccini because it is fashionable.

The Merry-Go-Round |Carl Van Vechten
Puccini's La Bohme is absolutely on its own plane, and in its own particular way supreme.

Giacomo Puccini |Wakeling Dry
Puccini's days at his beloved Torre del Lago are divided between sport and work.

Giacomo Puccini |Wakeling Dry
Three one-act operas by Puccini have been composed for performance at one sitting.

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb

Some masses and an opera, Marco Foscarini, stand to his credit, but it was as a teacher that this Puccini did his best work.

Giacomo Puccini |Wakeling Dry

British Dictionary definitions for puccini

Puccini

/ (pʊˈtʃiːnɪ) /

noun

Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer, noted for the dramatic realism of his operas, which include Manon Lescaut (1893), La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), and Madame Butterfly (1904)

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