Puccini's masterpiece, "La Boheme", is a love story which begins on Christmas Eve. The story of youngsters who experience all kinds of love, joy and pain throughout poverty has been loved by many people as much to be adapted as the Broadway musical "Rent". Now, we will explore the opera "La Boheme" also known for the aria, "Che gelida manina". 크리스마스이브에 시작되는 사랑 이야기를 그린 푸치니의 대표작 [라보엠]입니다. 가난한 삶 속에서 온갖 사랑과 기쁨, 고통을 경험하며 성장하는 젊은이들의 이야기는 브로드웨이 뮤지컬 [렌트]로도 각색될 만큼 사람들에게 사랑을 받았습니다. 아리아 [그대의 찬 손]으로도 유명한 오페라 [라보엠]에 대해 알아보겠습니다.

"La Traviata" is a tragic love story in which Violeta, a lady from the high society of Paris falls in love with an aristrocrat Alfredo, but break up because of the gap between the two's social rankings. Violeta dies at last. Through the famous arias of "Libiamo ne'lieti calci (Brindisi)", "E strano" and "Di provenza il mar", we will learn more about "La Traviata" by Verdi, the master of Italian operas. 오페라 [라 트라비아타]는 파리 사교계의 여인, 비올레타가 귀족 청년 알프레도와 사랑에 빠지지만 두 사람 사이의 신분의 격차 때문에 그와 헤어진 채 병으로 죽는다는 비극적인 사랑이야기입니다. 우리에게 잘 알려진 '축배의 노래'를 비롯하여, '아 이상해', '프로벤자, 내 고향으로' 등의 유명한 아리아를 통해 이탈리아 오페라의 거장, 베르디의 [라 트라비아타]에 대해 알아보겠습니다.

Do you cringe when your opera-loving friends start raving about the latest production of Tristan? Do you feel faint just thinking about the six-hour performance of Parsifal you were given tickets to? Does your mate accuse you of having a Tannhäuser complex? If you're baffled by the behavior of Wagner worshipers, if you've longed to fathom the mysteries of Wagner's ever-increasing popularity, or if you just want to better understand and enjoy the performances you're attending, you'll find this delightful book indispensable. William Berger is the most helpful guide one could hope to find for navigating the strange and beautiful world of the most controversial artist who ever lived. He tells you all you need to know to become a true Wagnerite--from story lines to historical background; from when to visit the rest room to how to sound smart during intermission; from the Jewish legend that possibly inspired Lohengrin to the tragic death of the first Tristan. Funny, informative, and always a pleasure to read, Wagner Without Fear proves that the art of Wagner can be accessible to everyone. Includes: - The strange life of Richard Wagner--German patriot (and exile), friend (and enemy) of Liszt and Nietzsche - Essential opera lore and "lobby talk" - A scene-by-scene analysis of each opera - What to listen for to get the most from the music - Recommended recordings, films, and sound tracks

Contains the complete text of the libretto with annotations in both English and Italian and a critical historical commentary. The text also includes the background of the composer, biographies of the principal singers and conductor. The two accompanying CDs contain the complete opera sung in Italian.

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. This collection’s essays explore Puccini’s engagement with spoken theater and operetta, and with new technologies like photography and cinema. Other essays consider the philosophical problems raised by "realist" opera, discuss the composer’s place in a variety of cosmopolitan formations, and reevaluate Puccini’s orientalism and his complex interactions with the Italian fascist state. A rich array of primary source material, including previously unpublished letters and documents, provides vital information on Puccini’s interactions with singers, conductors, and stage directors, and on the early reception of the verismo movement. Excerpts from Fausto Torrefranca’s notorious Giacomo Puccini and International Opera, perhaps the most vicious diatribe ever directed against the composer, appear here in English for the first time. The contributors are Micaela Baranello, Leon Botstein, Alessandra Campana, Delia Casadei, Ben Earle, Elaine Fitz Gibbon, Walter Frisch, Michele Girardi, Arthur Groos, Steven Huebner, Ellen Lockhart, Christopher Morris, Arman Schwartz, Emanuele Senici, and Alexandra Wilson.