1982 Death Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini), dies at 67 1954 Death Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer, Puccini's Turandot, dies at 78 1926 Event Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot," premieres in Milan 1924 Death Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer, 'Madama Butterfly', dies in Brussels at 65 1918 Event Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico," premieres in New York City 1917 Event Puccini's "La Rondine," premieres in Monte Carlo 1915 Birthday Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer, Verdi/Puccini 1906 Death Guiseppe Giacosa, Italian screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies 1904 Event Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," premieres in Milan 1900 Event Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca," premieres in Rome 1896 Event Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin 1893 Event Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin 1864 Death Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 1858 Birthday Giacomo Puccini, Lucca Italy, opera composer, La Boheme, La Tosca 1853 Birthday Giacomo Puccini, Italy, composer 1847 Birthday Guiseppe Giacosa, Italian songwriter, libretti opera Puccini 1832 Death Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer, dies at 84 1813 Birthday Michele Puccini, composer 1747 Birthday Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer
