The Puccini Problem : Opera, Nationalism, and Modernity / Alexandra Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Alexandra, 1973-

Series:

Cambridge books online.

Cambridge Studies in Opera

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opera--Italy--19th century.

Opera.

Music--Social aspects.

Italy.

Opera--Italy--20th century.

Music--Social aspects--Italy.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Volumes for Cambridge Studies in Opera explore the cultural, political and social influences of the genre. As a cultural art form, opera is not produced in a vacuum. Rather, it is influenced, whether directly or in more subtle ways, by its social and political environment. In turn, opera leaves its mark on society and contributes to shaping the cultural climate. Studies to be included in the series will look at these various relationships including the politics and economics of opera, the operatic representation of women or the singers who portrayed them, the history of opera as theatre, and the evolution of the opera house.

Contents:

1 Inventing an Italian composer 11

2 La boheme: organicism, progress and the press 40

3 Tosca: truth and lies 69

4 A frame without a canvas: Madama Butterfly and the superficial 97

5 Torrefranca versus Puccini 125

6 The Italian composer as internationalist 155

7 A suitable ending? 185

Appendix 1 Selected newspapers and journals 229

Appendix 2 Personalia 237.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780511482045

9780521856881

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