Puccini

Giacomo Puccini hit the mark with his first stage work, Le Villi : his feeling for the perfect melody made him a beacon of hope for the Italian opera scene. He masterfully set to music the gruesomely beautiful legend about an unfaithful fiancé who dies as a result of the Willis' frenzied dance. But Puccini's own life story is also captivating. Udo Wachtveitl is telling it in concert ahead of the publication of a new edition of the BR-KLASSIK audi...