http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61076&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rssWriting music was a family tradition for the Puccini's of Lucca and little Giacomo was the fifth in a line of composers, playing organ and writing masses for local churches at 14. It was Verdi's <i>Aida</i> that inspired him to follow his instinct for composing opera; he entered his first one-act opera in a competition while a student at the Milan Conservatory. It failed to win, but brought interest in a second, which led to Puccini's life long association with the publishing house of Ricordi. <p> The third time was a charm though, and Puccini found huge international success pairing with the librettist team of Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa for the 1893 production of <i>Manon Lescaut</i>. With the help of Illica and Giacosa, Puccini's widely-performed masterpiece <i>La Bohem</i> followed in 1896, and another work of consequence, <i>Madam Butterfly</i>, was produced in 1904. Late in life he developed throat cancer, leaving the masterful <i>Turandot</i> unfinished at his death in 1924. He died a widely celebrated Italian hero and has left a number of enduring operas that weave passion, pathos, despair, and sensuality with singular savvy. - Nate CavalieriOperaen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:24:24 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61076&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Writing music was a family tradition for the Puccini's of Lucca and little Giacomo was the fifth in a line of composers, playing organ and writing masses for local churches at 14. It was Verdi's <i>Aida</i> that inspired him to follow his instinct for composing opera; he entered his first one-act opera in a competition while a student at the Milan Conservatory. It failed to win, but brought interest in a second, which led to Puccini's life long association with the publishing house of Ricordi. <p> The third time was a charm though, and Puccini found huge international success pairing with the librettist team of Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa for the 1893 production of <i>Manon Lescaut</i>. With the help of Illica and Giacosa, Puccini's widely-performed masterpiece <i>La Bohem</i> followed in 1896, and another work of consequence, <i>Madam Butterfly</i>, was produced in 1904. Late in life he developed throat cancer, leaving the masterful <i>Turandot</i> unfinished at his death in 1924. He died a widely celebrated Italian hero and has left a number of enduring operas that weave passion, pathos, despair, and sensuality with singular savvy. - Nate Cavalieri http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120178&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 15 Dec 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 2120178 tra.2120178 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 The World of Opera alb.133224 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/9/0/500967_170x170.jpg 1997-12-15 00:00:00.0 1997-12-15 00:00:00.0 true Turandot: Nessun dorma tra.2120178 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120178&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120178&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2082341&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Fri, 28 Apr 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 2082341 tra.2082341 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Opera at the Movies alb.98747 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/2/0/580215_170x170.jpg 1995-04-28 00:00:00.0 1995-04-28 00:00:00.0 true O mio babbino caro tra.2082341 145000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2082341&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2082341&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383908&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 7383908 tra.7383908 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Turandot alb.7382382 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/5/9/719588_170x170.jpg 1994-09-17 00:00:00.0 2005-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Popolo di Pekino! tra.7383908 168000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383908&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383908&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124568&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Sun, 1 Jan 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3124568 tra.3124568 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 La Boheme alb.152111 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/4/3/663467_170x170.jpg 2002-04-09 00:00:00.0 1956-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Che gelida manina! tra.3124568 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124568&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124568&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383959&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 7383959 tra.7383959 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Turandot alb.7382382 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/5/9/719588_170x170.jpg 1994-09-17 00:00:00.0 2005-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Nessun dorma! tra.7383959 167000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383959&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383959&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2723904&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 2723904 tra.2723904 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.0 La Rondine alb.193274 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/4/3/663485_170x170.jpg 1997-05-13 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Paulette! I nostri amici tra.2723904 140000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2723904&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2723904&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383927&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 7383927 tra.7383927 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Turandot alb.7382382 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/5/9/719588_170x170.jpg 1994-09-17 00:00:00.0 2005-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Padre! Mio padre! tra.7383927 80000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383927&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383927&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141553&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 1 Oct 1974 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3141553 tra.3141553 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 La Boheme alb.320678 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/5/1845777_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 1974-10-01 00:00:00.0 true La bohème - La bohème: Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (1996 Remastered) tra.3141553 58000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141553&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141553&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383928&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 7383928 tra.7383928 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Turandot alb.7382382 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/5/9/719588_170x170.jpg 1994-09-17 00:00:00.0 2005-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Perduta la battaglia tra.7383928 77000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383928&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383928&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655514&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3655514 tra.3655514 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Opera Goes To The Movies alb.257603 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/7/9/1289730_170x170.jpg 2001-08-07 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true (Moonstruck) La Bohème- Quando m'en vo tra.3655514 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655514&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655514&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26509320&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 26509320 tra.26509320 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Opera - Madame Butterfly alb.26494372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/4/5/1585438_170x170.jpg 2009-01-16 00:00:00.0 2009-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Madame Butterfly Acto I "Dovunque Al Mondo" - Puccini tra.26509320 200000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26509320&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26509320&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655512&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3655512 tra.3655512 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Opera Goes To The Movies alb.257603 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/7/9/1289730_170x170.jpg 2001-08-07 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true (The Witches of Eastwick) Turandot- Nessun dorma tra.3655512 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655512&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655512&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3151894&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Fri, 30 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3151894 tra.3151894 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Puccini: Madame Butterfly Highlights (RCA) alb.113991 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/3/1/1441313_170x170.jpg 1995-05-09 00:00:00.0 2002-08-30 00:00:00.0 true Un bel di tra.3151894 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3151894&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3151894&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120169&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Mon, 15 Dec 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 2120169 tra.2120169 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 The World of Opera alb.133224 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/9/0/500967_170x170.jpg 1997-12-15 00:00:00.0 1997-12-15 00:00:00.0 true Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro tra.2120169 138000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120169&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2120169&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141797&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 1 Oct 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3141797 tra.3141797 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Turandot alb.281571 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/9/1/1281991_170x170.jpg 1998-11-10 00:00:00.0 1998-10-01 00:00:00.0 true Nessun dorma! tra.3141797 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141797&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141797&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124561&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Sun, 1 Jan 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3124561 tra.3124561 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 La Boheme alb.152111 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/4/3/663467_170x170.jpg 2002-04-09 00:00:00.0 1956-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Questo "Mar Rosso" mi ammollisce e assidera tra.3124561 155000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124561&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124561&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383929&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 7383929 tra.7383929 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Turandot alb.7382382 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/5/9/719588_170x170.jpg 1994-09-17 00:00:00.0 2005-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Gira la cote! Gira! tra.7383929 138000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383929&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383929&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3823999&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 11 Sep 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3823999 tra.3823999 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 The Three Tenors in Concert - Rome 1990 alb.281940 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/5/3/1143579_170x170.jpg 1990-09-11 00:00:00.0 1990-09-11 00:00:00.0 true "E lucevan le stelle" - Tosca - Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle tra.3823999 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3823999&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3823999&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13270431&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 7 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 13270431 tra.13270431 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.0 La Boheme alb.13267918 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/0/970381_170x170.jpg 2003-10-07 00:00:00.0 2003-10-07 00:00:00.0 false Puccini: La Boheme: Quando men vo' - Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline tra.13270431 289000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13270431&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13270431&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3131688&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3131688 tra.3131688 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 La Boheme (Highlights) (RCA) alb.96888 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/2/1282021_170x170.jpg 1999-09-14 00:00:00.0 2002-08-29 00:00:00.0 true Mi chiamano Mimi tra.3131688 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3131688&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3131688&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141554&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 1 Oct 1974 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3141554 tra.3141554 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 La Boheme alb.320678 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/5/1845777_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 1974-10-01 00:00:00.0 true La bohème - La bohème: Act I: Nei cieli bigi (1996 Remastered) tra.3141554 146000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141554&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3141554&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655517&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3655517 tra.3655517 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Opera Goes To The Movies alb.257603 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/7/9/1289730_170x170.jpg 2001-08-07 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true (Moonstruck) La Bohème- Donde lieta usci tra.3655517 135000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655517&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655517&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655533&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 3655533 tra.3655533 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Opera Goes To The Movies alb.257603 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/7/9/1289730_170x170.jpg 2001-08-07 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true (A Room With a View) Gianni Schicchi- O mio babbino caro tra.3655533 123000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655533&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3655533&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069369&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 2069369 tra.2069369 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Manon Lescaut alb.208931 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/9/1/401903_170x170.jpg 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sola, perduta, abbandonata tra.2069369 288000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069369&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069369&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7244739&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss Opera Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Giacomo Puccini on Rhapsody Online 7244739 tra.7244739 Giacomo Puccini art.61076 0.99 Le Donne di Puccini alb.7243238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/0/9/699026_170x170.jpg 2000-09-01 00:00:00.0 2005-04-07 00:00:00.0 true O Mio Babbino Caro tra.7244739 153000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7244739&variant=play&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7244739&variant=data&rws=%2Fgiacomo-puccini%2Ftop-tracks.rss