Giuseppe Giacosa

Giuseppe Giacosa
Portrait of Giuseppe Giacosa by Leopoldo Metlicovitz
Born(1847-10-21)21 October 1847
Died1 September 1906(1906-09-01) (aged 58)
Colleretto Giacosa, Kingdom of Italy
Alma materUniversity of Turin
Occupations
  • Poet
  • Intellectual
Spouse
Maria Bertola
(m. 1877)
Children3
Writing career
Language
  • Italian
  • French
Period20th century
Genres
Literary movement

Giuseppe Giacosa (21 October, 1847 – 1 September, 1906) was an Italian poet, playwright and librettist. Regarded at the turn of the 20th century as one of Italy’s leading playwrights, Giacosa is remembered chiefly for his association with Puccini in double harness with the librettist Luigi Illica.