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Puccini and Verdi: two Italians, two mustaches and a lot of opera

Observador9 September 2026 at 06:02

Manuel dos Santos created portraits of two of the greatest masters of Italian opera: Puccini and Verdi. The artist revealed the difficulties he faced in depicting each of them. According to him, Puccini was more work-intensive, mainly due to the hat and mustache, elements that made the representation work more difficult. Verdi ended up with an "angry expression" in the final portrait. The article does not specify the context in which these works were created or where they can be seen.

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