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
Il Bel Sogno Il Bel Sogno Il Bel Sogno is the debut album of Albanian opera singer, Inva Mula, released on October 6, 2009. The performers in this album are Inva Mula and Agim Hushi. The composers are Giacomo Puccini, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Giuseppe Verdi. The conductor of this album is Ivo Lipanovic. Orchestra/Ensemble: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Reception for the album was good despite relative lack of prominence in the US. Her album is one of top ratings sales in opera music and has had great feed backs from the listeners. The album took the name "Il bel sogno" in short version