Contemporary Period
Some of the greatest Italian operas of the 20th century were written by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924). These include Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, Turandot and La rondine, the last two being left unfinished. In 2002 Luciano Berio attempted a completion of Turandot, and in 1994 Lorenzo Ferrero completed the orchestration of the third version of La rondine. Berio himself wrote two operas, Un re in ascolto and Opera. Ferrero likewise has composed several operas including Rimbaud, ou le fils du soleil, La conquista, and his 2010 Risorgimento!
Other 20th century Italian opera composers are:
- Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 – 1973) whose 19 operas include L'Orfeide and Torneo notturno
- Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 – 1975) whose operas include Ulisse, Volo di notte and Il prigioniero
- Luigi Nono (1924–1990) who wrote Al gran sole carico d'amore, Intolleranza 1960, and Prometeo
- Sylvano Bussotti (b. 1931- ) whose prolific compositional output includes La Racine, pianobar pour Phèdre, Nympheo, Bozzetto siciliano, and La passion selon Sade
- Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947- ) who wrote several operas including Luci mie traditrici
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