Luigi Illica

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Luigi Illica
Luigi Illica

Luigi Illica (Castell'Arquato, near Piacenza, Italy, 9 May 1857 - Colombarone, Italy, 16 December 1919) was a famous librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano and other important Italian composers. His most famous opera librettos are those for La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Andrea Chénier.

Illica's personal life sometimes imitated his libretti. The reason he is always photographed with his head slightly turned is because he lost his right ear in a duel over a woman.

When silent films were made based on Illica's operas, his name appeared in large letters on advertisements, because distributors could only guarantee his story, and not that it would be accompanied by the composer's music.


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