(Vocal Score). Paper Edition Italian only.
(Vocal Score). Italian/English. Translated by Elkin.
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is the world's most frequently performed operatic composer, yet he is only beginning to receive serious scholarly attention. In Giacomo Puccini and His World, an international roster of music specialists, several writing on Puccini for the first time, offers a variety of [...]
With works such as La Boheme and Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) created some of the world's most popular and widely performed operas. His colourful orchestrations, beautiful melodies, rare theatrical sensibility and often daring choices of subject matter combined to produce timeless st[...]
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These essays by respected scholars examine representative operatic productions from diverse national schools and periods, together forming a comprehensive history of the staging techniques of opera over the centuries. HARDCOVER.[...]
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Puccini er komponisten, der skabte folkekære operaer og tårepersere som Tosca, La Bohème og Madame Butterfly.
Sig ´Tårn-arien´ eller ´Så kold den lille hånd er´. Det er ikke kun store operadyrkere, der kender Puccinis musik. I 2008 er det 150 år siden, Puc[...]