The Puccini Problem Opera, Nationalism, and Modernity |
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| Author:
| Wilson, Alexandra |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Opera Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-48204-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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As a detailed investigation of the reception and contexts of Puccini's music, this book offers a fresh view of this historically important but frequently overlooked composer. Wilson considers how his reputation as a national composer was formed in an age that witnessed the beginnings of the cult of celebrity.
As a detailed investigation of the reception and contexts of Puccini's music, this book offers a fresh view of this historically important but frequently overlooked composer. Wilson considers how his reputation as a national composer was formed in an age that witnessed the beginnings of the cult of celebrity.