Paradise Lost - So Much Is Lost (Rhis Fulber Remix)

ILLICA (Nllica) Luigi (9 V 1857, Castell Arquato, near Piacenza - 16 XII 1919, Colombarone, near Piacenza) - Italian. librettist, playwright. In 1882 he began lit. activity.The author of many dramas and comedies (including the Milanese dialect). In collaboration with the playwright J. Giacosa, he created the libretto of the operas by G. Puccini: “Bohemia” (1896, Turin), “Tosca” (1900, Rome), “Cio-Cio-san” (1904, Milan), One of the best Italian. librettists of the late 19th - early. 20 centuries., Promoted the development of a new direction in Italy. opera house - verisma. Libretto I. different scenic. expressiveness, truthfulness of characters, poetry, freshness lit. style. The author of the libretto operas: “Valley” Catalani, “Christopher Columbus” Franchetti, “Love Resentment” Luporini, “Iris”, “Masks”, “Isabo” Mascagni, “Andre Chenier” Giordano, “Prince Zilah” Alfano, “Geller” Montemezzi , and etc.