Giacomo Puccini died on 29 November 1924 in Brussels, aged 65. An Italian opera composer born in Lucca, Puccini was the leading figure of Italian opera after Verdi. His works combine soaring melody, vivid orchestration and emotionally direct drama, and they include La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly, which remain among the most frequently performed operas in the world. Later works include La fanciulla del West and Il trittico. Turandot, with its famous aria Nessun dorma, was left unfinished when he died in Brussels after treatment for throat cancer; it was completed by Franco Alfano and premiered at La Scala in 1926 under Toscanini.
Before and after
- from 27 October 1924 to 26 December 1991Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
- 1 November 1924Birth of Süleyman Demirel
- from 26 November 1924 to 12 February 1992Mongolian People's Republic
- 28 November 1924Discovery of Taung Child
- 29 November 1924Death of Giacomo Puccini
- 24 December 1924Birth of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1925Rise of Art Deco
- 1925Establishment of Virunga National Park
- 1925Publication of The Trial
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