Giacomo Puccini - Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine - La Bohème Opera Highlights

Real Music History Artifacts on Instagram: "OTD in Music History: Legendary opera composer Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) dies 101 years ago in Brussels. Puccini was a lifelong heavy smoker who had been staying in Brussels to undergo experimental treatment for late-stage esophageal cancer. Unfortunately, this treatment resulted in uncontrollable bleeding which induced a fatal heart attack. (Puccini was actually kept in the dark about the seriousness of his cancer right up until the end; in fact,

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Reels Classics • Classical Music on Instagram: "🎶🥹 Giacomo Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro Montserrat Caballé – Soprano 🎤 • O Mio Babbino Caro is one of the most famous arias from Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchi and is one of the most emotional and distinctive moments in the operatic repertoire. Written in 1918, the aria is sung by Lauretta, the protagonist’s daughter, as she begs her father to allow her to marry the man she loves. The music expresses the sweetness and desperate plea of a young