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A major, award-winning series which combines interviews with leading artists and performances from great musicians. Generally regarded as the finest operatic tunesmith of them all, Puccini's love stories continue to melt hearts the world over. Madam Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, Turandot; his operas are hummed everywhere. Not least in World Cup Finals (courtesy of Pavarotti and Nessun Dorma from Turandot). This programme explores not only Puccini's work, but also his eventful life - his unhappy marriage to a dictatorial wife, his serial infidelities and his final harrowing illness. Features Puccini's grand-daughter Simonetta Puccini, the opera producer, actor Simon Callow, and tenor Jose Cura amongst many others.