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Chinese folksong and elements of modal (including whole-tone and pentatonic) harmony. It also contains some of Puccini’s most justly celebrated arias, including ‘In questa reggia’ (‘In this Palace’) for Turandot herself and Calaf’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ (‘None Shall Sleep’). Performance | The Rite of Spring | Modern Era | Classical ...

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came the news that he was suffering from cancer. Treatment proceeded and was thought to be successful until suddenly, on 29 November, Puccini died. The task of completing Turandot fell to Franco Alfano, whose version is most often heard today. The premiere was conducted by Toscanini who, at the point where Puccini’s music came to an end ...

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company, with which she appeared at Covent Garden in 1920. As Madam Butterfly she was spotted by Toscanini’s assistant at La Scala; her subsequent Italian career included her first Turandot, at Brescia in 1926. At Covent Garden, 1928–39 and 1947–48, she sang not only Turandot and Aida among Italian roles, but also Wagner’s Sieglinde and Isolde. ...

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Elettra (Idomeneo) in 1951. In the 1950s she became known as a Wagner specialist, singing regularly at Bayreuth 1957–70. She frequently appeared at Covent Garden from 1957, singing Turandot, Leonore (Fidelio) and Elektra, as well as Brünnhilde and Isolde. Her Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1959 as Isolde. Notable recordings are her Brünnhilde and Isolde under both ...

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were her legendary 1950s and 1960s portrayals of Brünnhilde and Isolde. Both of these roles were recorded, with Karl Böhm conducting. She was equally powerful in roles such as Turandot and Minnie in La fanciulla del West. She retired in 1982. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Jessye Norman | Modern Era | Opera ...

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wrote the libretto for Il tabarro, the first opera of Il trittico. Giovacchino Forzano wrote the other two, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. For his final opera, Turandot, Puccini returned to Adami, who collaborated with Renato Simonov on the excellent libretto. More Premieres In 1907, Puccini travelled to New York, where four of his ...

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bohème 1900 Tosca 1904 Madama Butterfly; rev. 1906 1910 La fanciulla del West 1917 La rondine; rev. 1918–19 1918 Il trittico: Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi 1920–26 Turandot, last scene completed by Franco Alfano Timeline 1858 Giacomo Puccini born, Lucca, Italy 1876 First contact with opera after hearing Aida 1880 Goes to study at Milan ...

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Forzano also worked with several other leading Italian composers, particularly those representative of verismo such as Mascagni and Leoncavallo. Forzano also worked as a stage director, producing Puccini’s Turandot in 1926. Introduction | Turn of the Century | Opera Personalities | Mary Garden | Turn of the Century | Opera Techniques | Realism, Naturalisme & Verismo | High ...

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et Dalila) and Otello. Although his voice was failing by the 1930s, Martinelli continued to sing well into his seventies, making his final performance as the emperor in Turandot at the age of 81. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Bohuslav Martinu | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | The Birth of the Metropolitan Opera ...

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, an operetta commissioned by the directors of the Karltheater. The work was not a great success but Puccini felt encouraged enough to continue using Adami for Il tabarro and Turandot, which Adami completed in collaboration with Renato Simoni. Adami retained his link with the Ricordi house, acting as their publicist, as well as writing music criticism for ...

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began an international recital tour that was aborted the following year. Nevertheless, stamina was not an issue for Di Stefano, who sang the role of the emperor in Turandot at Caracalla in Rome aged 71. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Nina Stemme | Modern Era | Opera Techniques | Bel Canto | Early & Middle Baroque ...

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audience through his concert appearances as one of the ‘Three Tenors’. Sounds Familiar ‘Nessun Dorma’ When Italy hosted football’s World Cup in 1990, they chose ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Puccini’s Turandot as its theme. Pavarotti, long a football fan, suggested to his fellow tenors Domingo and Carreras that they perform together; the resulting Three Tenors concert earned them superstar ...

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of neo-classicism, the former with his ballet Pulcinella (1919–20), the latter with his witty social satire Les biches (‘The Darlings’, 1923). Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Performance | Turandot | Modern Era | Classical ...