What is Luigi Illica?
[[File:LuigiIllica.jpg|thumb|Luigi Illica]] '''Luigi Illica''' (9 May 1857 – 16 December 1919) was an Italian writer. He wrote the [[libretto]]s (stories and words) for many operas. He teamed with [[Giuseppe Giacosa]] for [[Puccini]]'s [[opera]]s ''[[La bohème]]'', ''[[Tosca]]'', and ''[[Madama Butterfly]]''. He also wrote the libretto for [[Umberto Giordano]]'s ''[[Andrea Chénier]]''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Illica, Luigi}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1919 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century Italian writers]] [[Category:Librettists]] [[Category:19th-century Italian writers]] {{bio-stub}}