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Books : Entertainment : Music : Musical Genres : Opera : Composers : Puccini, Giacomo
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While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long lifethree of them one-acters designed to be performed togetherhe 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 and drama? What was he like to contemporaries such as Verdi, Toscanini, and Caruso? Charles Osborne, author of highly successful Complete Operas of Verdi and Complete Operas of Mozart, here analyzes the entire Puccini oeuvrefrom Tosca and Turandot to the less-often performed Edgar, La Fanciulla del West, and La Rondine. His fourfold approachlinking biography with musical, textual, and dramatic analysisis especially valuable for Puccini, who revealed many of his personal contradictions in his music and whose sense of detail can be appreciated by close study of the scores and characters. For the legions of Puccini lovers everywhere, this guide to his life and work can serve as an ideal reference source and opera companion.
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A comprehensive guide to Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, and a complete, newly translated Libretto with Italian/English side-by side.
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The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto is included in both the original language and in a modern singing translation—except where the opera was written in English. Each has a thematic guide to the most important musical themes in musical notation and each guide is lavishly illustrated. They also contain a bibliography and a discography which is updated at each reprint. The ENO guides are widely regarded as the best series of their kind and excellent value.
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The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto is included in both the original language and in a modern singing translation—except where the opera was written in English. Each has a thematic guide to the most important musical themes in musical notation and each guide is lavishly illustrated. They also contain a bibliography and a discography which is updated at each reprint. The ENO guides are widely regarded as the best series of their kind and excellent value.
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A comprehensive guide to Puccini's LA BOHEME, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, and a complete, newly translated Libretto with Italian/English side-by side.
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Long before Puccini wrote his masterpiece, the tale of the poor Japanese girl abandoned by her foreign lover had been taken up by numerous Western writers as part of the wave of Japonisme in late-19th-century Europe. But was there a "real" Madame Butterfly? Following the tragic trail back to its roots in Nagasaki, Jan van Rij believes he’s found the answer. Opera lovers will delight in the revelation, and learn not only about the cultural forces and personal fixations that inspired this popular work but why many Japanese remain unconvinced.
A long-time opera buff, Jan van Rij served as an E.U. diplomat in Japan, highly regarded for his intimate understanding of Japanese-European relations.
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In this comprehensive exploration of Puccini's most beloved operas, on the 150th anniversary of his birth, John Bell Young celebrates some of the most moving music ever composed. In clear-cut, concise, but also entertaining prose, the author conveys the poignant stories that inspired these great works, elaborating their musical as well as dramatic content. An ideal companion for experienced opera devotees as well as those who are discovering opera for the first time.
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Puccini is one of the most beloved of all opera composers La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot still play to packed opera houses the world over. Generally snubbed by the critics, Puccini was a serial adulterer whose greatest passions (apart from women) were massacring the local duck population and hurtling around in high-speed cars and boats. Yet behind the macho image, he was a creative artist of profound sensitivity and dramatic flair. This essential music companion provides a compelling overview of the constant tension between Puccini's indulgent personal life, his status as an international celebrity and his excruciatingly high standards as a composer.Contains 2 CDs of music spanning Puccini's career.
Free access to a dedicated website with music.
Part of the affordable Life and Music series from Naxos Books, utilizing both traditional and new media.
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This digital document is an article from Opera Canada, published by Opera Canada Publications on June 22, 2003. The length of the article is 1341 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The Broadway production of Puccini's La Boheme was a big disappointment. (Opera in Review: New York).(Opera Review) (opera review)
Author: Paula Citron
Publication: Opera Canada (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2003
Publisher: Opera Canada Publications
Volume: 44 Issue: 2 Page: 42(1)
Article Type: Opera Review
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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on April 25, 2001. The length of the article is 1533 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Exito vocal y musical.(TT: Musical and vocal success.)(Reseña)
Author: Mario Saavedra
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: April 25, 2001
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 47 Issue: 2497 Page: 70
Article Type: Reseña
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This digital document is an article from Sensible Sound, published by Sensible Sound on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 542 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Puccini: La Boheme. Andrea Bocelli, Barbara Frittoli; Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Decca 269 464 060-2 (2-disc set).(Review) (sound recording review)
Author: John Pucco
Publication: Sensible Sound (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2001
Publisher: Sensible Sound
Page: 84
Article Type: Sound Recording Review
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This digital document is an article from Opera Canada, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3103 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Putting Mozart in his place: Iain Scott argues for his supremacy in opera.(Saturday Afternoon at the Opera)
Author: Iain Scott
Publication: Opera Canada (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Page: 30(4)
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This digital document is an article from Czech Music, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2006. The length of the article is 10548 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Report on the condition of opera in the Czech Republic.(Cover story)(Opera review)(Video recording review)
Author: Helena Havlikova
Publication: Czech Music (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 4 Page: 7(13)
Article Type: Cover story, Video recording review, Opera review
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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on June 20, 2004. The length of the article is 1364 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Singular montaje de Madama Butterfly en Chihuahua: a cien años de su estreno: enorme esfuerzo institucionsl.(Reseña de opera)
Author: Mario Saavedra
Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 20, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 50 Issue: 2662 Page: 76(2)
Article Type: Reseña de opera
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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3067 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: "A te" per soprano o tenore e pianoforte.(research on Giacomo Puccini's work)
Author: Linda B. Fairtile
Publication: Notes (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 63 Issue: 1 Page: 196(5)
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This digital document is an article from Opera Canada, published by Opera Canada Publications on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 590 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Turandot: Measha Bruggergosman (Liu) in the Cincinnati Opera production.(Opera Review)
Author: Wayne Gooding
Publication: Opera Canada (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: Opera Canada Publications
Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Page: 36(1)
Article Type: Opera Review
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