Books with author Giacomo Puccini

Considered the greatest Italian opera composer since Verdi, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) created many of the most popular operas in the repertoire, including Madama Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, and Turandot. His well-known gifts for lush melody and rapturous lyricism, along with his strong sense of theater, are amply evident in Il Trittico ("The Triptych"), a series of three highly individual one-act operas patterned after the Parisian Grand Guignol's three-part scheme of horror, tragedy, and farce.Il Trittico, which premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1918, consists of "Il Tabarro," a somber, near-melodramatic tragedy; "Suor Angelica," a sentimental tragedy with strong melodies and a mystic theme; and "Gianni Schicchi," a delightful comedy, full of wit and vivacity, whose libretto was derived — surprisingly enough — from a few lines in Dante's Inferno. All three works appear in this single volume, reprinted from authoritative early editions.

J. Alison James has adapted the story of Puccini s tragic opera about a young Japanese woman named Cho-Cho-san who is married to an American lieutenant named Pinkerton in the 19th-century Japanese port city of Nagasaki. The lovely full-color paintings by Renata Fucikova show influence from colorful Japanese woodblock prints. Recommended for grades 5-9. This is a library edition with a reinforced binding. Exquisite design!

Printed sheet music to the work La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini. This work is scored for Piano. This is a Performer's Reprint, which is a digital reprint of historical editions. Documents are cleaned, cropped, and straightened before printing on modern, acid-free paper. A portion of each sale supports both the International Music Score Library Project and small performing arts organizations to provide performance opportunities for both professional and amateur musicians.

Excerpt from La Fanciulla Del West (the Girl of the Golden West)The action takes place in that period of California history which fol lows immediately upon the discovery made by the miner Marshall of the first nugget of gold, at Coloma, in January, 1848. An unbridled greed, an upheaval of all social order, a restless anarchy followed upon the news of this discovery. The United States, which in the same year, 1848, had annexed California, were engaged in internal wars; and, as yet undisturbed by the abnormal state of things, they were practically outside everything that occurred in the period of this work; the presence of their sheriff indicates a mere show of supremacy and political control. An early history of California, quoted by Bel asco, says of this period: In those strange days, people coming from God knows where joined forces in that far Western land, and, ac cording to the rude custom of the camp, their very names were soon lost and unrecorded. And here they struggled, laughed, gambled, cursed, killed, loved, and worked out their strange destinies in a manner incredible to us of to - day. Of one thing only we are sure they lived!' And here we have the atmosphere in which is evolved the drama of the three leading characters. The camp of the gold seekers in the valley, and the Sierra Mountains; the inhabitants of the spot coming down from the mountains, joining the goldseekers who come from every part of America, making common cause with them, sharing the same passions; round this mixed and lawless folk a con glomeration of thieving and murderous gangs has sprung up as a na tural outcome of this same lust of gold, and infests the highways, robo bing the foreign goldseekers as well as those from the mountains; from the strenuous conflict between these two parties arises the application of a primitive justice of cruelty and rapacity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

One of Puccini's saddest, most beautiful scores, Suor Angelica was written as the middle installment in Il Trittico, but stands well on its own as a one act. The title character is a fantastic part for a good soprano. Students and conductors alike will delight in the sturdy spiral binding of this full orchestral score, which allows the book to lie flat open to any page. - 102 pages - 8.5" x 11" - Italian language only - Reprinted from Ricordi edition

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Excerpt from La Fanciulla Del West (the Girl of the Golden West)The action takes place in that period of California history which fol lows immediately upon the discovery made by the miner Marshall of the first nugget of gold, at Coloma, in January, 1848. An unbridled greed, an upheaval of all social order, a restless anarchy followed upon the news of this discovery. The United States, which in the same year, 1848, had annexed California, were engaged in internal wars; and, as yet undisturbed by the abnormal state of things, they were practically outside everything that occurred in the period of this work; the presence of their sheriff indicates a mere show of supremacy and political control. An early history of California, quoted by Bel asco, says of this period: In those strange days, people coming from God knows where joined forces in that far Western land, and, ac cording to the rude custom of the camp, their very names were soon lost and unrecorded. And here they struggled, laughed, gambled, cursed, killed, loved, and worked out their strange destinies in a manner incredible to us of to - day. Of one thing only we are sure they lived!' And here we have the atmosphere in which is evolved the drama of the three leading characters. The camp of the gold seekers in the valley, and the Sierra Mountains; the inhabitants of the spot coming down from the mountains, joining the goldseekers who come from every part of America, making common cause with them, sharing the same passions; round this mixed and lawless folk a con glomeration of thieving and murderous gangs has sprung up as a na tural outcome of this same lust of gold, and infests the highways, robo bing the foreign goldseekers as well as those from the mountains; from the strenuous conflict between these two parties arises the application of a primitive justice of cruelty and rapacity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Suor Angelica Sister Angelica, a Florentine noblewoman, has been compelled by her family to take the veil, following a youthful fault, and for seven years has in vain been waiting tidings from her family or friends. The abbess announces that Angelica's aunt, the Princess, has come to call on her and warns her to be full of submission and humility in her con versation with the old lady. The Princess coldly tells Angelica that she has come in order that she may sign a certain act of release which is made necessary by the coming wedding of the nun's younger sister. She adds that one course of action only is Open to Angelica, and that course is lifelong expiation. Finally, in answer to Angelica's question, the Princess informs her that her child, the baby whom she had seen and kissed only once, had died two years previously. Thereupon Angelica, seized by a sudden frenzy, concocts a poison and seeks suicide. Seized by remorse at her act, she implores the Virgin not to let her die in mortal sin, and then a miracle takes place. The Mother of Comfort suddenly appears on the threshold of the little church, enveloped in celestial radiance; a blonde child walks in front of the Virgin, who, with a gesture of inef'fable benevolence, gently pushes the boy into the arms of his dying mother, while a choir of nuns and angels sings Thou Art Saved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Girl of the Golden West: An Opera in Three Acts From the Drama by David Belasco The action takes place in that period of Californian history which follows immediately upon the discovery made by the miner Marshall of the first nugget of gold, at Coloma, in January, 1848. An unbridled greed, an upheaval of all social order, a restless anarchy followed upon the news of this discovery. The United States, which in the same year, 1848, had annexed California, were engaged in internal wars: and as yet undisturbed by the abnormal state of things, they were practically outside everything that occurred in the period of our work the presence of their sheriff indicates a mere show of supremacy and political control. An early history of California, quoted by Belasco, says of this period In those strange days, people coming from God knows where, joined forces in that far Western land, and, according to the rude custom of the camp, their very names were soon lost and unrecorded, and here they struggled, laughed, gambled, cursed, killed, loved, and worked out their strange destinies in a manner incredible to us of to-day. Of one thing only we are sure - they lived! And here we have the atmosphere in which is evolved the drama of the three leading characters. The camp of the goldseekers in the valley, and the Sierra mountains the inhabitants of the spot coming down from the mountains, joining the goldseekers who come from every part of America, making common cause with them, sharing the same passions; round this mixed and lawless folk a conglomeration of thieving and murderous gangs has sprung up as a natural outcome of this same lust Of gold, and infests the highways, robbing the foreign gold seekers as well as those from the mountains; from the strenuous conflict between these two parties arises the application of a primitive justice of cruelty and rapacity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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