- The first performance of the opera "Madame Butterfly" (in Milan) went so badly, that Puccini would later say "I died a bit so Butterfly could live".
- Considered by many, to be the greatest Italian composer of his generation.
- His opera "La Boheme" was a major influence on the rock musical "Rent." In fact, not only do most of the major characters have the same or similar names, some of the musical numbers correspond as well. "Musetta" became Maureen, and Rent makes direct reference in its text to "Musetta's Waltz," which is re-imagined as "The Tango Maureen." "Light my candle," which introduces the character Mimi, contains the line "They call me Mimi," which is an exact translation of a line in the same scene in his Italian opera.
- "O Mio Babbino Caro" written by Giacomo Puccini is the opening song in the film "Sophia Lazzati" (2016).
- Grandfather of Simonetta Puccini.
- Italian composer, one of the greatest exponents of operatic realism, who virtually brought the history of Italian opera to an end. His mature operas include "La Bohème" (1896), "Tosca" (1900), "Madama Butterfly" (1904), and "Turandot" left incomplete.
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