Kathleen Battle Sings “O Mio Babbino Caro” From Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi
PUCCINI
Interactive: Explore The Fascinating History of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s iconic opera Madama Butterfly is no stranger to the Covent Garden stage. The tragic story of the young Japanese girl Cio-Cio-San and her love affair with American Lieutenant Pinkerton has been a favourite with audiences for over 110 years – and now, we’re inviting audiences to explore the opera’s history through a new interactive online resource.
Visit our Design Challenge Interactive exploring Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
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Giacomo Puccini and His World
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is the world’s most frequently performed operatic composer, yet he is only beginning to receive serious scholarly attention. In Giacomo Puccini and His World, an international roster of music specialists, several writing on Puccini for the first time, offers a variety of new critical perspectives on the composer and his works. Containing discussions of all of Puccini’s operas from Manon Lescaut (1893) to Turandot (1926), this volume aims to move beyond clichés of the composer as a Romantic epigone and to resituate him at the heart of early twentieth-century musical modernity.
Anna Netrebko ~ Quando M’en Vo’ Soletta (Puccini)