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.
As a playwright of considerable quality, he is today remembered through one of Italy's oldest awards, the Luigi Illica International Prize founded in 1961, which goes to world famous opera singers, opera conductors, directors and authors. The Award is now awarded every two years and alternates with the Illica Opera Stage International Competition, which offers prizes and debut opportunities to young singers.
luigi, illica, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Luigi Illica news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Luigi Illica 9 May 1857 16 December 1919 was an Italian librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini usually with Giuseppe Giacosa Pietro Mascagni Alfredo Catalani Umberto Giordano Baron Alberto Franchetti and other important Italian composers His most famous opera libretti are those for La Boheme Tosca Madama Butterfly and Andrea Chenier Luigi Illica Luigi Illica 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 As a playwright of considerable quality he is today remembered through one of Italy s oldest awards the Luigi Illica International Prize founded in 1961 which goes to world famous opera singers opera conductors directors and authors The Award is now awarded every two years and alternates with the Illica Opera Stage International Competition which offers prizes and debut opportunities to young singers Contents 1 Libretti 2 Filmography 3 Notes 4 External linksLibretti EditThe dates given are those of publication Il vassalo di Szegith 1 Smareglia 1884 La Wally Catalani 1892 Cristoforo Colombo Franchetti 1892 Manon Lescaut 2 Puccini 1893 Cornelius Schutt Smareglia 1893 I dispetti amorosi Luporini 1894 La martire Samaras 1894 Nozze istriane Smareglia 1895 La Boheme 3 Puccini 1896 Andrea Chenier Giordano 1896 La collana di pasqua Luporini 1896 Iris Mascagni 1898 La Colonia Libera Pietro Floridia 1899 Tosca 3 Puccini 1900 Anton Galeotti 1900 Medioevo Latino Panizza 1900 Le maschere Mascagni 1901 Il cuore della fanciulla Buongiorno 1901 Lorenza Mascheroni 1901 Germania Franchetti 1902 Nadeya Cesare Rossi 1903 Siberia Umberto Giordano 1903 Cassandra Gnecchi 1903 Madama Butterfly 3 Puccini 1904 Tess Erlanger 1906 Aurora Panizza 1908 Il principe Zilah Franco Alfano 1909 Hellera Italo Montemezzi 1909 La Perugina Edoardo Mascheroni 1909 La Dorise drama lyrique en trois actes Galeotti 1910 Isabeau Mascagni 1911 Judith musical drama in three acts Gnecchi 1914 1952 Giove a Pompei 4 Alberto Franchetti and Umberto Giordano 1921 Filmography EditLa Wally directed by Guido Brignone Italy 1932 Tosca directed by Carl Koch and Jean Renoir Italy 1941 Madame Butterfly directed by Carmine Gallone Italy 1954 Andrea Chenier directed by Clemente Fracassi Italy 1955 Tosca directed by Carmine Gallone Italy 1956 La Boheme directed by Franco Zeffirelli West Germany 1965 La Boheme directed by Luigi Comencini Italy 1988 Madame Butterfly directed by Frederic Mitterrand France 1995 Tosca directed by Benoit Jacquot France 2001 La Boheme directed by Robert Dornhelm Austria 2008 Notes Edit Bust of Luigi Illica at Castell Arquato with Francesco Pozza with Ruggero Leoncavallo Marco Praga Giuseppe Giacosa and Domenico Oliva a b c with Giuseppe Giacosa with Ettore RomagnoliExternal links EditWorks by Luigi Illica at Project Gutenberg Works by Luigi Illica at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Works by or about Luigi Illica at Internet Archive This biographical article about an Italian writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to opera is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luigi Illica amp oldid 1129846537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
