Giacomo Puccini
Wakeling Dry
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
This biography of Puccini was written while the composer was at the height of his career. Besides the usual biographical information, the author summarizes and discusses Puccini's works to this point, including Le Villi, Edgar, Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly (which was in production at the time of this writing).
- Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi (3 hr 11 min)
Chapters
| Puccini, and the Opera in General | 14:19 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| Puccini's Early Life | 17:30 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| The Puccini of Today and Yesterday | 17:06 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| Le Villi | 17:27 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| Edgar | 16:43 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| Manon | 29:54 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| La Boheme | 24:45 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| Tosca | 30:37 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
| Madama Butterfly | 23:36 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |