Opera composer Giacomo Puccini was a talented, tall, dark and handsome Italian man with a flair for fashion. The ladies loved him. His fans adored him. But under that smart top-hat was a mind full of misgivings.

"You hear this stunning music and you think, this man must have been the most confident person in the world. And yet, he was his worst enemy," said Mobile Opera Artistic Director and Puccini expert Andy Anderson.

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