The Puccini Companion(English, Paperback, unknown)

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The Puccini Companion(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by WW Norton & Co. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0393320529 (ISBN 10) and 9780393320527 (ISBN 13).

What forces helped shape the output of this high-living, often arrogant, but immensely talented composer? This fascinating collection includes Simonetta Puccini's essay full of intimate details about her family, as well as writings by experts on the racist politics behind the creation of Madama Butterfly; Puccini's fascination with American culture as exemplified in Fanciulla del West; his grappling with twentieth-century musical practices in Trittico and Turandot; and the changes that early recording technology sparked in turn-of-the-century operatic performance style.