Le Villi (The Willis or The Fairies) is an opera-ballet in two acts (originally one) composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, based on the short story Les Willis by ...

While Opera Holland Park offers its fair share of box-office bankers, it also enjoys disinterring neglected, if not “masterpieces”, then let’s say “curiosities”. This double bill presents two for the ...

Dancers of the Feledy's contemporary dance company perform on the stage of the National Dance Theatre on November 27, 2012 in Budapest during their reharsal of a premiere for Italian composer Giacomo ...

Chelsea Opera Group has a long and proud tradition of performing rarities that deserve more attention than they currently receive. With 2024 marking the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s death, its ...

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Both short works owe their composition to the contest for new one-act operas run by the Milanese publisher Sonzogno for two decades from the early 1880s. Neither won: not Le Villi in 1883 (the young ...

As well as shared themes of estrangement, reunion and revenge, both operas have rejection in common. Neither won a competition for one-act operas by unpublished composers. Puccini's only opera with a ...

MOBILE, Alabama—Opera composer Giacomo Puccini was a talented, tall, dark and handsome Italian man with a flair for fashion. The ladies loved him. His fans adored him. But under that smart top-hat was ...