'Puccini at 150, Still Capable of Revelations':
an article by Anthony Tommasini (NYTimes) telling about the film "Puccini and the Girl" by Paolo Benvenuti and two notable recordings of "Bohème" recently issued on CDs by Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc.
'Scandalissimo! Puccini's sex-life exposed'
an article by Adrian Mourby (The Independent) telling about Puccini's relationships with Elvira Bonturi, the composer's wife; Doria Manfredi, a maid working in the Puccini house, who committed suicide after being accused of having an affair with the Maestro; Giulia Manfredi, Doria's cousin and Puccini's lover; and quoting musicologist Dieter Schickling [Puccini: Catalogue of the Works], novelist Helmut Krausser [Maestro Puccini's Little Gardens], scholar Vivien Hewitt, as well as the movie by Benvenuti.
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