Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian poet and playwright (died 1906)

Giuseppe Giacosa

Italian writer and librettist (1847–1906)

Giuseppe Giacosa 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.