The Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, was born on December 22, 1858 in Lucca, Tuscany. In 1876, he was inspired to write opera after hearing Verdi’s, Aida. Four years later, he enrolled at the Milan Conservatory where he studied under Antonio Buzzini and Amilcare Ponchielli. His first opera, Le villi (1883), lost in the school’s competition [...]![]()
