Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (; 22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian opera composer who has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi". Puccini's early work was rooted in traditional late-19th-century romantic Italian opera. Later, he successfully developed his work in the realistic "verismo" style, of which he became one of the leading exponents. Puccini's most renowned works are "La bohème" (1896), "Tosca" (1900), "Madama Butterfly" (1904), and "Turandot" (1924), all of which are among the important operas played as standards. Puccini was born Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria
Aria di Festa Aria di Festa Aria di Friuli Venezia Giulia (previously known as Aria di Festa) is a "Sagra"—a festival based around a local culinary item—that takes place in San Daniele del Friuli over a period of some three days at the end of June each year. The speciality here is a dry-cured raw ham known as Prosciutto di San Daniele. The event draws thousands of tourists every year from across the world, especially from Austria and Slovenia as it's located close. Aria di Friuli Venezia Giulia, the "Prosciutto Festival", takes place from June 24 to 27 2016. As an addition to