Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini was an opera composer based in Florence. Born in Luca, his father died when he was 5 and his mother sacrificed so that he could study. When he was 18 he walked all the way to Florence in order to watch Verdi's Aida, his first opera; on his way back he felt he knew what he should do in life.

He had a wife with whom by 1909 was estranged, and their son tried to keep peace between his parents.

An evening, after conducting Madama Butterfly, he was introduced to the Jones family by Mrs Reale. Later, while drinking over one of his wines, he befriended the Joneses and particularly notice Anna Mary Jones; he offered them to drive them to Florence so that Miss Seymour could teach young Indy, where he passed some time with Anna.

The next day, he sent