What is "puccini"

'Puccini ' is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti in the role of Giacomo Puccini.

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) was an Italian composer, mainly of operas.

Puccini may also refer to:

• Alessandro Puccini (born 1968), Italian fencer
• Carla Maria Puccini (born 1941)
• Domenico Puccini (1772–1815), Italian composer, grandfather of Giacomo Puccini
• Giacomo Puccini (senior) (1712–1781), Italian composer and great-great-grandfather of the opera composer Giacomo Puccini
• Gianni Puccini (1914–1968), Italian screenwriter and film director
• Vittoria Puccini (born 1981), Italian film and television actress

• Puccini (film), 1953 Italian film about the composer directed by Carmine Gallone
• Puccini for Beginners, 2006 American film

• Puccini (horse), New Zealand racehorse (foaled 2010)
• 4579 Puccini, main-belt asteroid named after Giacomo Puccini
• Puccini Spur, a rock spur in Alexander Island, Antarctica, named after Giacomo Puccini

Puccini (foaled 25 September 2010) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On 1 March 2014 he won the 139th running of the New Zealand Derby.

Born in 2010, Puccini is a half-brother to six-time Group 1 winner Sir Slick. He is also closely related to stakes-winning and Group 1-placed sprinter Little Wonder, who won a Group 3 event on the undercard on the day Puccini won the Derby.

Taking time to grow and mature, Puccini took eight starts to win his first race. After that he won five of his next seven - including the Group 1 Derby and three Group 2 races. With his increasingly impressive and dominant victories in the Great Northern Guineas, Waikato Guineas and Avondale Guineas, Puccini became renowned for his bold front-running style. It was a tactic that was widely expected to be repeated in the Derby. But Puccini was slow out of the gates and was fourth last in the 18-horse field after the first 500m. He made a spectacular move halfway down the back stretch, sweeping to the lead. He kicked strongly at the turn and held on for an impressive and convincing two-length win over Rising Romance, with Glorious Lad another three lengths away in third.

Rated by rider Michael Walker as the best horse he's ever ridden, Puccini is now expected to go to Australia and target such races as the Australian Derby and Cox Plate.