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2 unusual facts about Arnold Franchetti


Arnold Franchetti

During his 45 years in the United States, Franchetti received composition honors and awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, National Institute of Arts and Letters, and many other prestigious organizations.

Urban legend has it that Luigi Illica's libretto of Tosca was first offered to Franchetti who, too busy at the time with other projects, passed it on to his friend Puccini.



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