- Additional Authors
- Summary
- This series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of the major operas. Using the principal themes and arias, taken from the Naxos recording of the complete work, Thomson Smillie is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to get more from this remarkable art form. Puccini's swansong has a claim to being the last great popular opera. Its melodies have enchanted audiences since its posthumous premiere in 1926, two years after Puccini's death. It involves a chilling story of love and cruelty, an intriguing cast of characters against the exotic backdrop of Imperial China, magnificent choruses and ensembles, and dazzling orchestration in an exotic score that comprises a string of remarkable arias -- among which the great tenor aria 'Nessun dorma' is the jewel. It is more than Puccini's last opera: it is the last word, in every sense, on Italian opera.
- Series Statement
- Opera explained
- Uniform Title
- Opera explained.
- Alternative Title
- Puccini, Turandot
- Turandot
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Streaming audio.
- Note
- Includes program notes.
- Unabridged.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Naxos 8.558157.
- System Details (note)
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- System requirements: MS Windows 98SE, or 2000, or XP; MS Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.7.1, FireFox 1PR, Netscape 7.1, or Opera 7.53; and Media Player 9 or 10.
- System requirements: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.5; MS Internet Explorer 5.2, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.53, or Safari 1.0; Media Player 9.0. Or, Mac OS 8.6 / 9.0; MS Internet Explorer 5.1; Windows Media Player 7.1.
- Language (note)
- Narrated in English; opera excerpts sung in Italian.
- ISBN
- OCLC
- 123829569
- Author
Smillie, Thomson.
- Title
An introduction to-- Puccini [electronic resource] : Turandot / written by Thomson Smillie.
- Imprint
[Hong Kong] : Naxos Music Library, [2007]
- Series
Opera explained
Opera explained.
- System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: MS Windows 98SE, or 2000, or XP; MS Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.7.1, FireFox 1PR, Netscape 7.1, or Opera 7.53; and Media Player 9 or 10.
System requirements: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.5; MS Internet Explorer 5.2, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.53, or Safari 1.0; Media Player 9.0. Or, Mac OS 8.6 / 9.0; MS Internet Explorer 5.1; Windows Media Player 7.1.
- Performer
Unidentified performers ; David Timson, narrator.
- Additional Formats
Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Naxos 8.558157.
- Language
Narrated in English; opera excerpts sung in Italian.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Timson, David. Narrator
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. Selections.
- Other Form:
Compact disc version (OCoLC)57376309
- Publisher No.
8.558157 Naxos Music Library
- Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music