
Tosca
Giacomo Puccini(Author)
Nicholas John(Editor)
Overture Publishing
Published on 24. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-7145-4452-6 (ISBN)
Description
These Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.
'Puccini's motto could be: "The maximum effect with the simplest means",' suggests Bernard Keeffe. He analyses different aspects of the score, noting particularly Puccini's genius for orchestration, and the infinitely subtle effects that give the melodrama irresistible vitality. Stuart Woolfe's scholarly assessment of the significance of the historical themes for Puccini explains many of the motives of the protagonists. Tosca is a supreme example of music's power to enthral an audience and Bernard Williams discusses the particular quality of its appeal.
'Puccini's motto could be: "The maximum effect with the simplest means",' suggests Bernard Keeffe. He analyses different aspects of the score, noting particularly Puccini's genius for orchestration, and the infinitely subtle effects that give the melodrama irresistible vitality. Stuart Woolfe's scholarly assessment of the significance of the historical themes for Puccini explains many of the motives of the protagonists. Tosca is a supreme example of music's power to enthral an audience and Bernard Williams discusses the particular quality of its appeal.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Alma Books Ltd
Illustrations
pages b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
129 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7145-4452-6 (9780714544526)
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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was born in Lucca into a family of musicians and composers. His operas, which include Tosca, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the international repertory.