The other night Opera Chic caught a RaiUno special on Puccini. We were treated to performances and small interviews with Daniela Dessì; Puccini's granddaugher Simonetta Puccini; Massimiliano Simoni, president of the Festival Pucciniano; Paolo Benvenuti, the director of the new Puccini telefilm; and many more. The plasma was boomin & the camera was snappin, and the results are below.
Speaking of RaiUno -- In celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Giacomo Puccini, Rai.tv is streaming the 1973 Italian television biopic series on the man/myth/legend. You can find it here in all its cheesy glory in 5 parts.
(Below: Puccini's granddaugher Simonetta Puccini)
(Below: Svetla Vassileva)
(Below: Daniela Dessì)
(Below: Antonio Pappano)
(Below: The 1974 Ponnelle-directed Madama Butterfly with Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, and Christa Ludwig)
(Below: More Mirella Freni)
(Below: More Mirella Freni)
(Below: La Tebalda)
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