Giacomo Puccini's Death
Born (Birthday) December 22, 1858
Death Date November 29, 1924
Age of Death 65 years
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Profession Composer
The composer Giacomo Puccini died at the age of 65. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Italian composer of operas ‘La Boheme’ and ‘Madama Butterfly.’ He was considered second only to Giuseppe Verdi in his day. He pioneered the verismo style.
He married Elvira Gemignani after her husband was murdered by one of his mistresses. She, however, did not escape the turmoil of infidelity, as Puccini himself was a known womanizer.
Quotes
"Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man’s faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.
"Art is a kind of illness.