Puccini - Gateway to Classical Music Series

Author: Zhang Wei, Xie Lili (editors)
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Publish Date: 1998-11-01
Features: This book documents the fascinating life stories and achievements of Puccini, appreciates his representative musical works, and introduces some rare CD editions for music enthusiasts to reference when collecting. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer, a major figure in Italian realistic opera. He inherited the realistic tradition and humanitarian spirit of Italian opera, dedicated to portraying the emotions and destinies of ordinary people, authentically exposing social inequality and injustice. Drawing on the achievements of various national musical styles, he adapted to the trends of his time, absorbing and integrating diverse influences to create a new expressive recitative and arioso style for Italian opera. He strove to dynamize the dramatic structure of opera, thereby exerting a profound influence on the development of opera in the 20th century.