YEAR |
- PERSONAL
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- MUSICAL
|
1858 |
Born on December 22th at Lucca |
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|
1860 |
Elvira Bonturi, his future wife, is born
at Monza |
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|
1863 |
Begins playing organ with his father |
|
1864 |
His father dies on February 18th |
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|
1865 |
First music lessons with Fortunato Magi
and Carlo Angeloni |
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|
1868 |
Sings in the choruses of San Martino and
San Michele at Lucca |
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|
1872 |
Organist in churches |
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|
1874 |
- First composition for organ
- Enter the Instituto Musical Pacini at Lucca
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|
1876 |
Goes to Pisa on foot to see Verdi's Aida |
- "Preludio sinfonico in A major"
- "Preludio sinfonico in e minor"
- "Mottetto e Credo"
|
1877 |
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Submits "I figli
d'Italia bella" to a composition contest. The cantata is rejected because of
deficiencies in compositorial techniques and his smudgy writing |
1878 |
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Performance of the Motett and the Misa
for four voices in a concert of the students of the Instituto musical |
1880 |
Friendship
with Pietro Mascagni.
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- Entrance examination to the Milan Conservatory
- Begins his composition study with Bazzini.
- "Salve delcielregina", "Messa",
"Trio", "Finale" and "Composizioni varie per organo"
|
1881 |
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- Second course, with Ponchielli
- "Melanconía" and "Allorch'io sarò morto"
|
1882 |
|
"Noi Legger" and "Spirit
Gentil" |
1883 |
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- Submits "Le Villi" to the competition for a one act
opera announced by Sonzogno
- Première of "Capriccio sinfonico" in the Milan
Conservatory
- Finishes his studies.
- "Scherzo", Quarteto", "Fughe",
"Adagietto", "Storiella d'amore" and "Romanza"
|
1884 |
- His mother dies
- Begins living together with Elvira
|
- Première of "Le Villi"
- Performs "Capriccio sinfonico" at the fair of Turin
- Ricordi commissions "Edgar"
- Premiére of the new version of "Le Villi"
|
1885 |
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- "Le Villi" in la Scala
|
1886 |
His son Antonio is born at Monza |
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1887 |
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Completes "Edgar" |
1888 |
|
"Solfeggi" and "Sole e
amore" |
1889 |
- Period of personal crisis
- First time in Torre del Lago
- First journey to Germany, hears "Die Meistersinger von
Nürnberg" in Bayreuth
|
- Première of "Edgar"
- First sketches for "Tosca"
|
1890 |
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- First sketches for "Manon Lescaut"
- "Crisantemi" for string quartet
- "Tre Minuetti"
|
1891 |
First house at Torre del Lago, house of
Venanzio |
First professional contact with Luigi
Illica |
1892 |
- Trip to Spain
- His brother Michele dies in Argentina
- Travel to Hamburg
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- New version of "Edgar"
- Performance of "Edgar" in the Teatro Real in Madrid
- Finishes "Manon Lescaut"
- First performance of "Le Villi" in Hamburg, Stadttheater
|
1893 |
Bought a house in Torre del Lago |
- Première of "Manon Lescaut"
- First allusion to "La Bohème"
- First performance of "Manon Lescaut" in Hamburg,
Stadttheater
|
1894 |
- Trip to Vienna
- Journey to Sicily. Meets Giovanni Verga (la Lupa) in Catania
|
Composition of "La Bohème"
|
1895 |
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Completes "La Bohème" in
Torre del Lago |
1896 |
- New house in Chiatri
|
- Première of "La Bohème"
- "La Bohème" in Palermo
- Composition of "Tosca"
- "Scozza elettrice"
|
1897 |
- Trip to Vienna
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- "La Bohème" in the Teatro Costanzi, Rome
- "La Bohème" in Berlin
- "Cantata a Giove" and "Inno a Diana"
|
1898 |
- Travel to Paris
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- Visite to Sardou
- "La Bohème" in Paris
|
1899 |
- Trip to Paris
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- Conversation with Sardou (Tosca)
- Finishes "Tosca"
|
1900 |
- Travels to London
- Goes to a performance of the play "Madama Butterfly"
- Construction of a house in Torre del Lago
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- Première of "Tosca"
- "Tosca" in la Scala
- "Tosca" in London
- "E l'uccellino" and "Avanti,Urania"
|
1901 |
Moves into his new house at Torre del
Lago |
- "Tosca" at the Met
- Composition of "Madama Butterfly"
|
1902 |
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- "Tosca" at the Dresden Opera House
- "Terra e mare"
|
1903 |
- Car accident near Lucca
- Travel to Paris
- Convalescence
|
- "Tosca" in the Opéra Comique
- "La Bohème" in Vienna
- Completes "Madama Butterfly"
|
1904 |
- Marriage to Elvira in Torre del Lago
- Trip to London
|
- Première of "Madama Butterfly" in la Scala
- "Madama Butterfly" revised version in the Teatro Grande
in Brescia
- "Manon Lescaut" and "Tosca" in Covent Garden
|
1905 |
- Travels to Argentina with Elvira
- Trip to London
- Friendship with Sybil Seligman
|
- "Requiem" in memory of Verdi
- "Edgar", "Manon Lescaut", "La
Bohème", "Tosca" and "Madama Butterfly" in the Teatro Colón
- "Madama Butterfly" at Covent Garden
- First plans to compose "Trittico"
|
1906 |
- Giuseppe Giacosa dies
- Trip to Paris
|
"Madama Butterfly" in the
Opéra Comique |
1907 |
- First trip to New York
- Sees a performance of Belasco's play "The Girl of the Golden
West"
- Trip to London
- Breaks off professional relations with Luigi Illica
|
- "Madama Butterfly", "Manon Lescaut", "La
Bohème", and "Tosca" at the Met
- "Madama Butterfly" in Berlin
- "Canto d'animo"
|
1908 |
- Trip to Egypt with Elvira
- Meets Strauss in Naples
- Creative crisis, trouble with Elvira because of Doria Manfredi
- Gets away to Paris, Elvira stays with her mother
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- Composition of "La Fanciulla del West"
- "Ditele"
|
1909 |
- Doria commits suicide
- The Puccinis separate temporarily. Puccini in Rome and Elvira in
Milan
- Creative crisis
- Trip to Paris
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|
1910 |
- Elvira returns to Torre del Lago
- Travels to New York with his son Antonio and Tito Ricordi
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- Completes "La Fanciulla del West"
- Première of "La Fanciulla del West"
- "Due Pezzi"
|
1911 |
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- "La Fanciulla del West" at Covent Garden
- "La Fanciulla del West" in the Teatro Costanzi, Rome
- Criticism of Torrefranca and Pratella
|
1912 |
- Giulio Ricordi dies
- Ramelda, his sister, dies
- Cure in Karlsbad
- Trip to Marseilles
|
"La Fanciulla del West" in
Marseilles |
1913 |
- Trip to Berlin
- Trip to Paris
- Trip to Vienna
|
- "La Fanciulla del West" in Berlin
- Compostion of "Il Tabarro"
- "La Fanciulla del West" in Vienna
- Proposal of the Karltheater to compose the operetta "La
Rondine"
|
1914 |
- Trip to Vienna
- Begin of World War I
|
- "Tosca" in Vienna
- Composition of "La Rondine"
|
1915 |
Italy enters the War |
Revises "Il Tabarro" |
1916 |
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- Completes "La Rondine"
- Finishes "Il Tabarro"
|
1917 |
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- Composition of "Suor Angelica"
- Composition of "Gianni Schicchi"
- Première of "La Rondine"
- Completes "Suor Angelica"
- "La Rondine" in the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan
|
1918 |
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- Finishes "Il Trittico"
- Première of "Il Trittico" at the Met
- "Morire"
|
1919 |
- Trip to London
- Peace agreement
- Cure in Bagni di Lucca
- Luigi Illica dies
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- Première of "Il Trittico" in the Teatro Costanza, Rome
- First draft of "Turandot"
- "L'Inno a Roma" for chrous and orchestra (second
version)
|
1920 |
- Illness, cure in Bagni di Lucca
- Trip to Vienna (Puccini's month)
- Fight with Toscanini
|
- "Il Trittico" in Vienna, Staatsoper
|
1921 |
- Construction of a house in Viareggio
- Move to Viareggio, Via Buonarotti
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- "Il Trittico" in Hamburg
- Begins "Turandot"
|
1922 |
- Travels by car to Switzerland, south of Germany and Holland
- Breaks various bones, operation
- His sister, Iginia, dies
- Reconciliation with Toscanini
|
- "Manon Lescaut" in commemoration of the 30th anniversary
of la Scala, Milan
|
1923 |
- Travels by car with Antonio to Vienna
- Meets Schönberg in Florence
- Meets Mussolini in Rome
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- "Manon Lescaut" in Staatsoper
|
1924 |
- First signs of his fatal disease
- Pains in the throat and lost of breath
- Sybil in Viareggio
- Toscanini visits him at Viareggio
- Is diagnosed with throat cancer
- Trip to Celle
- Toscanini and Forzano's last visit at Viareggio
- Trip to Brussels with Antonio, Fosca and Clausetti.
- Is sent to Dr. Ledoux's Institut de la Couronne
- November 24th: Operation
- November 28th: heart failure
- November 29th: at 11:30 in the morning the maestro dies
- December 1st: Mass in Brussels
- Is moved to Milan
- December 3rd: funeral in the Cathedral of Milan with the funeral
musica of "Edgar"
|
- Sees the performance of "Madama Butterfly" in Brussels
- Leaves various pages of draft of the last two scenes of Turandot
- Alfano is entrusted with the completion of "Turandot"
|
1925 |
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Alfano begins "Turandot" |
1926 |
Final burial in Torre del Lago |
Premiére of "Turandot" |
1929 |
His granddaughter, Simonetta, is born in
Pisa |
|
1930 |
His wife, Elvira, dies |
|
1946 |
His son, Antonio Puccini, dies |
|
1968 |
Fosca Crespi, dies |
|
1980 |
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New performance of "Requiem" |
1982 |
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First performance of
"Turandot" in London |