Luigi Illica was an Italian librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano, Baron Alberto Franchetti and other important Italian composers. His most famous opera libretti are those for La bohème,... Wikipedia
Born: May 9, 1857, Castell'Arquato, Italy
Died: December 16, 1919 (age 62 years), Castell'Arquato, Italy
Libretti: Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Andrea Chénier, and more
Books: Andrea Chenier, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, and more
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