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La Bohème
by Giacomo Puccini
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939 editions published between 1830 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 3,858 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
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816 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 14 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
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840 editions published between 1899 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 3,176 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
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141 editions published between 1893 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 1,687 libraries worldwide The Chevalier des Grieux meets and seduces the young Manon when she is being escorted by her brother to a convent. Manon lives with des Grieux in Paris, but leaves him for a rich admirer. She is later arrested, charged with prostitution, and deported to Louisiana. Des Grieux accompanies her and during an escape attempt she dies in his arms.
Andrea Chénier
by Umberto Giordano
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336 editions published between 1893 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 1,203 libraries worldwide Set before and during the French Revolution, Andrea Chénier is an idealistic poet, caught in the political violence, and Maddalena is the woman he loves.
La Bohème
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103 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 1,051 libraries worldwide The story of an ill-fated love affair between an idealistic poet and a comsumptive flower-maker.
Madame Butterfly
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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
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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.
La Wally
by Alfredo Catalani
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117 editions published between 1891 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 478 libraries worldwide
Madama Butterfly Japanese tragedy
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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.
Manon Lescaut
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14 editions published between 1961 and 2006 in Italian and German and held by 457 libraries worldwide The Hamburg State Opera's production of Puccini's opera. The Chevalier des Grieux meets and seduces the young Manon when she is being escorted by her brother to a convent. Manon lives with des Grieux in Paris, but leaves him for a rich admirer. She is later arrested, charged with prostitution, and deported to Louisiana. Des Grieux accompanies her and during an escape attempt she dies in his arms.
Iris
by Pietro Mascagni
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85 editions published between 1893 and 2007 in 7 languages and held by 412 libraries worldwide
La Bohème
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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
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80 editions published between 1899 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 358 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.
La Bohème
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1 edition published in 2002 in Italian and held by 335 libraries worldwide Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux depicting the infectious joie de vivre of youth and the tragic waste of disease and separation.
Madama Butterfly
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83 editions published between 1921 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 307 libraries worldwide Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
La bohème an opera in four scenes
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2 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in Italian and held by 291 libraries worldwide Pavarotti stars in the tale of tragic love between Mimi and Rodolfo.
Andrea Chénier
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27 editions published between 1955 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 274 libraries worldwide The story of Andrea Chenier, a poet, and Maddalena di Coigny, an aristocrat, during the French Revolution.
Tosca
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2 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in Italian and held by 228 libraries worldwide An opera in three acts about an escaped political prisoner, a prima donna, and the chief of the secret police.
Isabeau; leggenda drammatica in tre parti
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40 editions published between 1870 and 2003 in 6 languages and held by 153 libraries worldwide more
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Armed Forces--Officers Bohème (Puccini, Giacomo) Bohemianism Chénier, André,--1762-1794 Columbus, Christopher Courtship Cultural television programs Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Filmed operas France France--Paris Geishas History Illica, Luigi,--1857-1919 Interracial marriage Japan Live sound recordings Louisiana Love Madama Butterfly (Puccini, Giacomo) Manners and customs Manon Lescaut (Puccini, Giacomo) Man-woman relationships Motion picture music Musical films Musicals Music videos Nonfiction films Nonfiction television programs Opera films Operas Operas Operas--Excerpts Operas--Librettos Operas--Piano scores Operas--Scores Operas--Vocal scores with piano Opera television programs Playwriting Poverty Puccini, Giacomo,--1858-1924 Televised operas Television adaptations Tosca (Puccini, Giacomo) United States.--Navy
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Alternative Names
Della Scorziana, Luigi 1857-1919
Illica, L.
Illica, L. 1857-1919
Illica, L. (Luigi), 1857-1919
Illica, Ludwig 1857-1919
Illica, Ludwik.
Illika, L.
Illika, L. 1857-1919
Illika, Luidzhi, 1857-1919
Illika, Luidži 1857-1919
אלליקא, ל.
لويجي البيتشا، 1857-1919.
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