Opera Background Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettist Luigi IllicaGiuseppe Giacosa Language Italian Date of Premier February 17, 1904 Number of Acts Originally two, later changed to three Music Length Two Hours, Twenty Minutes Madame Butterfly by composer Giacomo Puccini was based… Read More »Madame Butterfly
Opera Background Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettist Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Language Italian Date of Premier February 1, 1896 Number of Acts Four Music Length 1 hr 50 min The Libretto of La boheme is based on the 1851 novel,… Read More »La boheme
Opera Background Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettist Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Language Italian Date of Premier April 25, 1926 Number of Acts Three Music Length Two Hours, Five Minutes Turandot takes places in Ancient China. The opera’s first aria “Popolo… Read More »Turandot