(b Castell′Arquato, 9 May 1857; d Colombarone, 16 Dec 1919). Italian librettist. With Giuseppe Giacosa he produced the librettos of Puccini's La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly, independently writing for other verismo composers including Giordano and Mascagni (Isabeau, 1911).

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