Giuseppe Adami (4 February 1878 â€" 12 October 1946) was an Italian
librettist, playwright and music critic, he was best known for his
collaboration with Giacomo Puccini on the operas La rondine (1917), Il
tabarro (1918) and Turandot (1926).Adami also wrote several plays,
such as I fioi di Goldoni, Una capanna e il tuo cuore (1913), Capelli
bianchi (1915), Felicità Colombo (1935) and Nonna Felicità (1936).
The latter was adapted into a film in 1938 by director Mario
Mattoli.Adami was born in Verona. He graduated at the University of
Padua in Law but dedicated his career as a writer, theatre playwright,
and then music critic. After the death of Puccini, Adami published a
collection of the composer's letters in Epistolario (1928). He also
published his personal recollections, Giacomo Puccini (1935), which
was one of the earliest biographies of the composer. He wrote a second
biography Il romanzo della vita di Giacomo Puccini ("The life of
Giacomo Puccini") in 1942.Adami also wrote librettos for other
composers including Riccardo Zandonai's La via della finestra (1919);
and Franco Vittadini's Anima allegra (1921) and Nazareth (1925). He
was a music critic for La sera (Milan) and for the review La comedia
from 1931 to 1934. Adami acted as publicist with the house of Ricordi
to the end of his life. He died in Milan aged 67.
librettist, playwright and music critic, he was best known for his
collaboration with Giacomo Puccini on the operas La rondine (1917), Il
tabarro (1918) and Turandot (1926).Adami also wrote several plays,
such as I fioi di Goldoni, Una capanna e il tuo cuore (1913), Capelli
bianchi (1915), Felicità Colombo (1935) and Nonna Felicità (1936).
The latter was adapted into a film in 1938 by director Mario
Mattoli.Adami was born in Verona. He graduated at the University of
Padua in Law but dedicated his career as a writer, theatre playwright,
and then music critic. After the death of Puccini, Adami published a
collection of the composer's letters in Epistolario (1928). He also
published his personal recollections, Giacomo Puccini (1935), which
was one of the earliest biographies of the composer. He wrote a second
biography Il romanzo della vita di Giacomo Puccini ("The life of
Giacomo Puccini") in 1942.Adami also wrote librettos for other
composers including Riccardo Zandonai's La via della finestra (1919);
and Franco Vittadini's Anima allegra (1921) and Nazareth (1925). He
was a music critic for La sera (Milan) and for the review La comedia
from 1931 to 1934. Adami acted as publicist with the house of Ricordi
to the end of his life. He died in Milan aged 67.
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