Which answer matches this clue: the composer of the operas La Bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly?

• A Giacomo Puccini ✓
• B Giuseppe Verdi
• C Gioachino Rossini
• D Vincenzo Bellini

Puccini's operas are among the most frequently performed worldwide; his heroines, from Mimì to Cio-Cio-San, define the verismo repertoire.