Voice - Intermediate
SKU: AP.6-780376
Composed by Giacomo
Puccini. Masterworks;
Vocal (Opera) Score.
Dover Edition.
Masterwork; Romantic.
Score. Dover Publications
#06-780376. Published by
Dover Publications
(AP.6-780376).
ISBN
9780486780375.
English.
Safe
within their cocoons,
butterflies only become
vulnerable when they
emerge to enchant the
world with their beauty.
Madama Butterfly has been
breaking hearts for over
a century with its tragic
tale of an innocent
Japanese girl who
abandons her faith and
her family to marry an
American naval
lieutenant. Giacomo
Puccini created a dozen
operas, many of them
rooted in his fascination
with exotic lands and
foreign cultures.
Inspired by a London
performance of one-act
play by American
playwright David Belasco,
the composer developed an
emotionally charged
musical score to
accompany this tale of
devotion, tradition, and
sacrifice. The opera's
most famous aria, Un bel
dà vedremo (One
beautiful day, we will
see), in which the
heroine professes her
faith in her lover, ranks
among the most popular
works in the soprano
repertoire. Dovunque al
mondo (Throughout the
world) characterizes
Butterfly's American
officer with a musical
theme based on The Star
Spangled Banner. Other
highlights include the
endings of each of the
three acts: the extended
love duet Vogliatemi bene
(Love me, please.); the
wordless beauty of Coro a
bocca chiusa, (Humming
Chorus); and the
climactic aria Con onor
muore (To die with
honor). This
authoritative 1906
edition of one the
world's most beloved
operas features the
original Italian
lyrics.
