{"product_id":"the-complete-operas-of-puccini-9780306802003","title":"The Complete Operas of Puccini","description":"While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long life--three of them one-acters designed to be performed together--he has to be ranked today as the world's most popular composer of opera. His \u003ci\u003eLa Boh me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTosca\u003c\/i\u003e are more frequently performed in the major opera houses than works by other composers, and \u003ci\u003eMadame Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManon Lescaut\u003c\/i\u003e rank not far behind. What is the explanation for Puccini's enormous success? How do his operas work as music and drama? What was he like to contemporaries such as Verdi, Toscanini, and Caruso? Charles Osborne, author of highly successful \u003ci\u003eComplete Operas of Verdi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComplete Operas of Mozart, \u003c\/i\u003e here analyzes the entire Puccini oeuvre--from \u003ci\u003eTosca\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTurandot\u003c\/i\u003e to the less-often performed \u003ci\u003eEdgar, La Fanciulla del West, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Rondine.\u003c\/i\u003e His fourfold approach--linking biography with musical, textual, and dramatic analysis--is especially valuable for Puccini, who revealed many of his personal contradictions in his music and whose sense of detail can be appreciated by close study of the scores and characters. For the legions of Puccini lovers everywhere, this guide to his life and work can serve as an ideal reference source and opera companion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Osborne, \u003c\/b\u003e well-known British musicologist, critic, and broadcaster, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Concert Companion, Richard Wagner and His World, The Complete Operas of Verdi, The Complete Operas of Mozart, \u003c\/i\u003e and other works.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410058613010,"sku":"9780306802003","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7be1475d-11e7-4594-9579-554436b2a224.jpg?v=1729300726","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-operas-of-puccini-9780306802003","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}