Il Trittico, Turandot, and Puccini's Late Style
- Author: Davis, Andrew
Conversant in a wide range of disciplines, Davis has contributed an important addition to the field of Puccini studies and 19th-century Italian opera literature. . . . Recommended —
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Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Scores, Librettos, and Translations
- Introduction: Hearing Puccini
- 1. Stylistic Plurality, Narrative, Levels of Discourse, and Voice
- 2. The Romantic Style in Late Puccini
- 3. Expressive Uses of Convention in Il tabarro
- 4. Formal Multivalence in Suor Angelica
- 5. Humor and Filmic Effects in the Structure of Gianni Schicchi
- 6. Puccini's Solution: Integrating the Conventional and Unconventional
- Epilogue: Late Style and Puccini
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index