{"product_id":"giacomo-puccini-tosca-paperback-9780521296618","title":"Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Paperback) 9780521296618","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGiacomo Puccini: Tosca\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA guide for opera goers to Tosca, which includes a synopsis of the plot and discussions on style.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMosco Carner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521296618, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 5 September 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is intended primarily as a guide for the opera goer. It includes a synopsis of the plot, with indications of the themes and motifs used in it, and discusses the style of the opera, Tosca  being a typical example of Italian naturalism in operas, verismo. It compares Puccini's libretto with Sardou's play La Tosca, analyses the close-knit structure of the work and examines salient points in the music. It also describes the genesis of the work (quoting wherever appropriate, Puccini's own remarks about it), its first production and early reception. A subsidiary aim of the book is to present the opinions, positive and negative, that have been expressed by various critics about the opera since its first production in 1900. There are contributions from the celebrated singer and producer of Tosca Tito Gobbi, and two other musicologists, Roger Parker and William Ashbrook. Malcolm Walker has provided a discography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeneral preface\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sardou and his La Tosca\u003cbr\u003e 2. Naturalism in opera: verismo\u003cbr\u003e 3. Genesis of Tosca\u003cbr\u003e 4. Synopsis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Play and opera: a comparison\u003cbr\u003e 6. First production and critical history\u003cbr\u003e 7. Interpretation: some reflections Tito Gobbi\u003cbr\u003e 8. Style and technique\u003cbr\u003e 9. Musical and dramatic structure\u003cbr\u003e 10. Analysis: Act I in perspective Roger Parker\u003cbr\u003e 11. Tosca in the United States William Ashbrook\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Discography Malcolm Walker\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002511446296,"sku":"9780521296618","price":20.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521296618i_7c463036-5a96-4e16-bca5-a4971d00d757.jpg?v=1691374879","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/giacomo-puccini-tosca-paperback-9780521296618","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}