Giacosa, Giuseppe 1847-1906

La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
1,091 editions published between 1830 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 3,837 libraries worldwide
The story of La bohème is the epitome of young starving artists whose lifestyles and escapades gave us the Bohemian genre. A notion of the poverty in which they are developing their artistic talents is evident from the very first scene as painter Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm by burning pages from Rodolfo's latest drama. Set in 1830s Paris, we follow the love between Mimi and Rodolfo as the young artists experience triumphs and tragedies.

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
804 editions published between 1903 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 3,833 libraries worldwide
Madama Butterfly is a story of love betrayed, the innocent Japanese heroine of the title deserted by her faithless American husband and finally driven to suicide.

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
919 editions published between 1899 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 3,175 libraries worldwide
The story of the love between Tosca, a singer and Cavaradossi, a painter which through the intervention of the cruel and lustful police chief, Baron Scarpia ends tragically for all concerned.

Puccini's Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini ( Book )
37 editions published between 1950 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,152 libraries worldwide

La Bohème ( Visual )
103 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,055 libraries worldwide
The story of an ill-fated love affair between an idealistic poet and a comsumptive flower-maker.

Madame Butterfly ( Visual )
22 editions published between 1965 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 1,049 libraries worldwide
An American naval officer falls in love with a Japanese geisha girl known as Butterfly and marries her, with no intention of ever taking her home to America.

Tosca opera in three acts ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in Italian and English and held by 670 libraries worldwide
An opera in three acts about an escaped political prisoner, a prima donna, and the chief of the secret police.

Madama Butterfly Japanese tragedy ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1989 and 2005 in Italian and held by 474 libraries worldwide
An American Naval officern marries a purchased Japanese wife, Butterfly. Tragedy unfolds as Butterfly remains faithful to her American husband.

La Bohème ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1983 and 1999 in Italian and English and held by 385 libraries worldwide
Puccini's bittersweet tale of high-spirited bohemians and doomed love.

Tosca ( Visual )
79 editions published between 1899 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 349 libraries worldwide
The story begins with Napoleon Bonaparte, political enemy of Scarpia advancing upon Rome. Cavaradossi a painter and Angelotti an escaped prisoner are political allies and see Napoleon as a hero. Angelotti has taken refuge in a chapel of a church in Rome in which Cavaradossi is painting a portrait of the Madonna. Cavaradossi has as his lover a famous singer Floria Tosca who attempts to enter the church and finds the door locked. She becomes jealous and demands to know why the door is locked. Angelotti and Cavaradossi engineer an escape plan for Angelotti. Various twists and turns develop involving these major players.