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This book is intended primarily as a guide for the opera goer. It includes a synopsis of the plot, with indications of the themes and motifs used in it, and discusses the style of the opera, Tosca being a typical example of Italian naturalism in operas, verismo. It compares Puccini's libretto with Sardou's play La Tosca, analyses the close-knit structure of the work and examines salient points in the music. It also describes the genesis of the work...
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While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long life--three of them one-acters designed to be performed together--he has to be ranked today as the world's most popular composer of opera. His La Bohème and Tosca are more frequently performed in the major opera houses than works by other composers, and Madame Butterfly and Manon Lescaut rank not far behind. What is the explanation for Puccini's enormous success? How do his operas work as music...
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Contains the complete text of the libretto with annotations in both English and Italian and a critical historical commentary. The text also includes the background of the composer, biographies of the principal singers and conductor. The two accompanying CDs contain the complete opera sung in Italian.
8) La Boheme
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Contains the complete text of the libretto with annotations in both English and Italian and a critical historical commentary. The text also includes the background of the composer, biographies of the principal singers and conductor. The two accompanying CDs contain the complete opera sung in Italian.
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In this portrait of the composer of such notable operas as Tosca, La Boheme, and Madama Butterfly, the author has brought to life the private man as well as the publicly adored musician. Making extensive use of correspondence to, from, and around Puccini, much of which had not been previously published in English, the author traces Puccini's life from its origins in the provincial capital of Lucca to his death from throat cancer in a hospital in Belgium....
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When you lay this book down for the last time, you will know the real Puccini, a man of many faults, yet animated by a warmth, an intensity of feeling that won the respect and affection of all with whom he came in contact. The myriad facets of the composer's personality sparkle and flash as the author reminisces about his brilliant and magnetic friend. Puccini: simple and earthy, a man who liked driving fast, bird shooting and flirting with pretty...
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This series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of the major operas. Using the principal themes and arias, taken from the Naxos recording of the complete work, Thomson Smillie is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to get more from this remarkable art form. Puccini's swansong has a claim to being the last great popular opera. Its melodies have enchanted audiences since its posthumous premiere in 1926, two years...
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This series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of major operas. Using the principal themes and arias, taken from the Naxos recording of the complete work, Thomson Smillie is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to get more from this remarkable art form. Madama Butterfly runs the gamut of operatic emotions. The title heroine has a fragility wonderfully expressed in her entry music, deep sexual instincts as shown...
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Rebecca Evans hosts a series of programs depicting unique blends of classical music that range from Beethoven to Bernstein. The first of six episodes features music from Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Frederic Handel, Igor Stravinsky, and Ken Burton. Performers include: Evans, Tasmin Little, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the London Adventist Chorale.
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Ever since its invention in Florence around 1600, opera has exerted a peculiar fascination for creative artists and audiences alike. A "Western" genre with a global reach, it is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, where music and drama come together in unique ways, supported by stellar singers and spectacular staging. Yet it is also patently absurd--why should anyone sing on the stage?--and shrouded in mystique. In this engaging and entertaining...
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This installment of the Famous Composers series offers an overview of the life and work of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, born in Tuscany to a historically musical family. The film characterizes the young Puccini as a talented but disinterested student until he was inspired by a performance of Verdi's Aida to pursue opera. Following the composer to the Milan Conservatory, the program traces the dramas of his life, starting with the profitable Le...
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