Politics
Unlike Verdi, Puccini did not appear to be active in the politics of his day. He wrote to a friend that he supported Benito Mussolini at first; Mussolini also made Puccini a senator shortly before the latter's death. Puccini's 1919 Inno a Roma (Hymn to Rome), although not written for the Fascists, was widely played during Fascist street parades and public ceremonies. However, evidence that Puccini was actually a member of the Fascist party is equivocal.
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