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A tragic tale infused with exotic flair, Japanese melodies, and refined harmonies: In the tragedy of Cho-Cho-San, known as Butterfly, the young Japanese daughter of a samurai abandoned by the American naval officer B. E. Pinkerton, Giacomo Puccini masterfully merges Eastern sounds with European color. The opera explores themes of love, betrayal, and cultural clash, depicting Butterfly's deep devotion and the devastating consequences of her trust. After a failed premiere on February 17, 1904, at La Scala in Milan, a revised version achieved great success just months later in Brescia.

Madrid. 25 cm. 60 p. 2 discos (CD-DA). Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Los clásicos de la ópera, 400 años', numero coleccion(04). Puccini, Giacomo 1858-1924. Libreto de Luigi Illica y Giuseppe Giacosa. Remasterizado. Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill, Lucine Amara, John Reardon, Giorgio Tozzi, Fernando Corena, William Nahr, George del Monte, Thomas Powell ; Coro y Orquesta de la RCA Victor ; Thomas Beecham, dir. Grabado en el Manhattan Center de Nueva York el 16 de marzo y el 6 de abril de 1956. Derechos de producción fonográfica de 2007 de Diverdi bajo licencia de Testament. Edición patrocinada por el Gran Teatre del Liceu, el Teatro Real, Ópera XXI, Fundació Internacional Josep Carreras y el Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos. El libro contiene el texto de la ópera en español e italiano. Óperas. Illica, Luigi. 1857-1919. La Bohème,. Giacosa, Giuseppe. 1847-1906. Victoria de los Ángeles. 1923-2005. int. Björling, Jussi. 1911-1960. Merrill, Robert. 1917-2004. Amara, Lucine. Reardon, John. 1930-1988. Tozzi, Giorgio. 1923-2011. Corena, Fernando. 1916-1984. Nahr, William. Beecham, Thomas. 1879-1961. dir. RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. RCA Victor Chorus. Los clásicos de la ópera, 400 años. 04 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 8498156211

Puccini's opera "Tosca" is based on a play by Victorien Sardou, which the composer saw in Milan with the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt. The story is partly set during the time of Napoleon and revolves around the tragedy of the renowned singer Floria Tosca. After much effort, Puccini secured Sardou's approval for an opera based on this narrative, leading to the premiere of "Tosca" in Rome in 1900, which was a resounding success for the composer. The text juxtaposes the Italian libretto with a widely used German translation, providing insights into the musical and dramatic elements of the opera, including compositional structure and thematic connections. A brief summary of the plot, an overview of its creation, and discussions of the themes and story place the work within the broader context of the composer's oeuvre and biography, offering a comprehensive and richly illustrated introduction.