Lives in Song: Puccini – EPISODE 5 – “Puccini’s Later Years”

In the later years of his life, Giacomo Puccini produced fewer works, but those he did complete—the lyrical La rondine, the remarkable miniatures of Il trittico and the grand, unfinished Turandot—reveal a composer still constantly evolving. These operas, staples of the repertory today, showcase Puccini experimenting with new harmonic language, dramatic structures, and emotional depth—and are all deeply embedded in the shifting cultural landscape ...