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 (quoting wherever appropriate, Puccini's own remarks about it), its first production and early reception. A subsidiary aim of the book is to present the opinions, positive and negative, that have been expressed by various critics about the opera since its first production in 1900. There are contributions from the celebrated singer and producer of Tosca Tito Gobbi, and two other musicologists, Roger Parker and William Ashbrook. Malcolm Walker has provided a discography.
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Compares Puccini's libretto for the opera Tosca with Sardou's play, and analyzes its musical structure. Describes the genesis of the work, initial production and early reception. Also considers the range of criticism, positive and negative, generated by the opera since its initial production in 1900.
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Victorien Sardou (1831-1908) is today scarcely more than a footnote to the history of late nineteenth-century French drama. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
versi lirici, dolci mani, versi sciolti, fanciulla del west, love duet, flat keys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Castel Sant'Angelo, Manon Lescaut, Chief of Police, Covent Garden, Tito Gobbi, Palazzo Farnese, Baron Scarpia, Marchesa Attavanti, Maria Callas, Mary Magdalene, United States, Sarah Bernhardt, Sardou's Act, Floria Tosca, Giulio Ricordi, High Altar, Madama Butterfly, Roman Republic, Angelotti Chapel, Finale of Act New!
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Victorien Sardou (1831-1908) is today scarcely more than a footnote to the history of late nineteenth-century French drama. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
versi lirici, dolci mani, versi sciolti, fanciulla del west, love duet, flat keys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Castel Sant'Angelo, Manon Lescaut, Chief of Police, Covent Garden, Tito Gobbi, Palazzo Farnese, Baron Scarpia, Marchesa Attavanti, Maria Callas, Mary Magdalene, United States, Sarah Bernhardt, Sardou's Act, Floria Tosca, Giulio Ricordi, High Altar, Madama Butterfly, Roman Republic, Angelotti Chapel, Finale of Act New!
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- Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini on 13 pages
- Madama Butterfly in Full Score by Giacomo Puccini on 4 pages
- The Operas of Puccini (Cornell Paperbacks) by William Ashbrook in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Short History of Opera, Fourth Edition by Donald Grout in Back Matter
- Measure for Measure (Signet Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 2
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- Puccini: His International Art by Michele Girardi on page 157, and Back Matter
- Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by Mervyn Cooke in Front Matter
- Richard Strauss: Salome (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by Derrick Puffett in Front Matter
- Giuseppe Verdi: Otello (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by James A. Hepokoski in Front Matter
- Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by John Whenham in Front Matter
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