He graduated from the
University of Padua with a degree in law, but devoted himself mainly to his work as a writer, author of plays and
Music journalism. In October 1912 in La Lettura, a monthly magazine of the
Corriere della Sera, Adami published a one-act play entitled La leggenda valacca. Quoting, not only in the title but also in some passages of the story, the eponymous composition by Italian cellist and composer
Gaetano Braga. After Puccini's death he published a collection of the maestro's
Letter (message) in the 1928 Epistolario. In 1935 he also wrote a
Biography entitled Giacomo Puccini, becoming one of the composer's first biographers.In 1942 he wrote a new biography entitled The Novel of Giacomo Puccini's Life. Adami also wrote librettos for other composers, such as
Riccardo Zandonai, for the opera La via della finestra.He was a music critic for the
Milan magazine La sera and, from 1931 to 1934, wrote for the magazine La commedia. He collaborated until the end of his life with the
Casa Ricordi publishing group. His published works include a
Children's literature book entitled Narran le maschere. He rests in
Cimitero Monumentale di Milano. ==Works of plays==