Born: Castell'Arquato, near Piacenza, Italy, 9 May 1857 Died: Colombarone, Italy, 16 Dec. 1919
Luigi Illica was a famous librettist who wrote for both Puccini and Catalani. His most famous opera libretto is Tosca. Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Victorien Sardous drama, La Tosca. ...
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by LuigiIllica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Victorien Sardou's drama, La Tosca.
Illica wrote his libretto, and in October 1894, Franchetti, Ricordi, Illica and Giuseppe Verdi met Sardou to present him the libretto.
He started working on it in 1896, after the completion of La Bohème; Ricordi set Giuseppe Giacosa to work with LuigiIllica for the libretto, but Giacosa did not perform up to his own standards, and had several personal disputes with Sardou.
Feeds |
Contact