| Music Encyclopedia: Luigi Illica |
(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).
| Wikipedia: Luigi Illica |
Luigi Illica (9 May 1857 – 16 December 1919) was an Italian librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini (usually with Giuseppe Giacosa), Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano and other important Italian composers. His most famous opera librettos are those for La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Andrea Chénier.
Illica was born at Castell'Arquato. His personal life sometimes imitated his libretti. The reason he is always photographed with his head slightly turned is because he lost his right ear in a duel over a woman.
When silent films based on Illica's operas were made, his name appeared in large letters on advertisements because distributors could only guarantee that his stories would be used, and not that they would be accompanied by the music of the appropriate composer.
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