hot as No. 3, but still pretty cool . In 1893 Italian composer Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (1858-1924) debuted his 3rd opera Manon Lescaut at Teatro Regio in Turin, based on Abbe Prevost's 1731 novel, becoming his first hit. On Feb. 1, 1896 he debuted La Boheme (Bohème) ,