... point on the two composers became great enemies. Although Puccini's La Boheme premiered with a shaky start, it soon caught on while Leoncavallo's never did. Even though this is just a brief synopsis of opera history, we hope you are now a little bit more informed of how opera began as well as about the life of a great composer. We also hope that you ... ...

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