PUCCINI, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Autograph postcard signed « Giacomo Puccini »
Torre del Lago, ag° [August] [1]902, 2 p. in-12°
« La Bohême »
Fact sheet
PUCCINI, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Autograph postcard signed « Giacomo Puccini »
Torre del Lago, ag° [August] [1]902, 2 p. in-12°
Autograph address on verso
Charming inscription of the composer covering the main theme of Mimi, from his opera La Bohème, addressed to famous signer Berta Meyer
On a postcard illustrated with a photograph of his house in Chiarti (Lucca), Villa del Mo Puccini, the composr notes the date “Torre del Lago ag° 902”
Below the main title: “La Bohème”, with the main theme of Mimi (3 bars), and signed “Giacomo Puccini”
An opera in four scenes with an Italian libretto by Giacosa and Illica, based on the novel by Henri Murger (Scenes from Bohemian Life), La Bohème is one of Puccini’s most famous operas. Composed between 1892 and 1895, it was premiered on February 1, 1896 at the Teatro Regio in Turin. Mimi, whose main theme Puccini takes up here in his opera, is the incarnation of innocence and simplicity: of modest circumstances, she does not aspire to great things, but rather to the simple pleasures of life. This character is the model of the Puccinian lyric soprano, with a deep tone without any technical acrobatics.