Letters of Giacomo Puccini, Mainly Connected with the Composition and Production of His Operas
Letters of Giacomo Puccini, Mainly Connected with the Composition and Production of His Operas

Author: Giacomo Puccini

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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The letters in this book are grouped according to the operas to which they refer, each section prefaced by an account by Giuseppi Adami of the vicissitudes of that opera. To lovers of music, they will be particularly interesting, as they throw valuable light on Puccini's success and popularity, not so easily won as many have imagined. In addition, these letters show the personality of the man, his family life, his love of sport, his swift changes from joy to gloom, his shattering disappointment at failure, his frank enjoyment of success.

Turandot
Turandot

Author: Giacomo Puccini

Publisher: Alma Books

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 0714545058

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A Turandot filtered through a modern brain', wrote Puccini, describing his plans to rework the eighteenth-century fable by Carlo Gozzi. According to Mosco Carner, Puccini's last and supreme work is an advanced score which, with an orchestration that reflects contemporaries such as Richard Strauss and Stravinsky as well as genuine Chinese rhythms and harmonies, remains true to the Italian vocal tradition. The musicologist Juergen Maehder analyses of the ending, which Franco Alfano composed from Puccini's sketches. In addition, the great British soprano Dame Eva Turner recalls her experiences of singing the title role, of which she was a legendary interpreter.Contents: The Genesis of the Opera, Mosco Carner; The Score, Mosco Carner; Puccini's 'Turandot': A Fragment, Juergen Maehder; Carlo Gozzi's 'Turandot' and Its Transformation into Puccini's Libretto, John Black; Memories of Performing 'Turandot', Eva Turner; Turandot: Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni; Turandot: English literal translation by William Weaver