Two contemporary registration stamps, neat creases, moderate toning and a few small pin holes at edges, overall in fine condition.īased on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, La Tosca, Puccini's opera is in three acts to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. 1 page, signed "Giacomo Puccini," "Luigi Illica," "Giuseppe Giacosa." 17.5 x 25 cm. Ricordi of Milan all rights and proceeds from performances of the opera in France, both in French and Italian. Important document, written in an unknown hand, signed in ink by the composer and both authors of the libretto, dated the day before the French premiere of "Tosca" (13 October, 1903) at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, assigning to the publisher G. 1887 FRENCH PLAY THAT INSPIRED A PUCCINI OPERA FREE(Please Note scans are low res for fast loading)Įach Order will incur a $5.00 handling fee (including free shipping)Īll Payments by Paypal Just Checkout as GUEST no need to register.Contract Assigning All Rights For "Tosca" to Ricordi Size 205 x 300 mm Information Something Very Beautiful with 1 original ticket Sydney Opera House John Wegner, Marilyn Zschau, John Shaw, Bruce Martin, Pieter van der Stolk, Lamberto Furlan, Catharine Duval, Raymond Myers, Graeme Myers, Neville Grave, Robert Eddie, Constantine Mavridis.Ĭonductor Carlo Felice Cillaro or William Reid Many recordings of the work have been issued, both of studio and live performances.Īustralian Opera 1983 Cast with extra 1 x Ticket The dramatic force of Tosca and its characters continues to fascinate both performers and audiences, and the work remains one of the most frequently performed operas. While critics have frequently dismissed the opera as a facile melodrama with confusions of plot-musicologist Joseph Kerman famously called it a "shabby little shocker"-the power of its score and the inventiveness of its orchestration have been widely acknowledged. Puccini used Wagnerian leitmotifs (short musical statements) to identify characters, objects and ideas. Musically, Tosca is structured as a through-composed work, with arias, recitative, choruses and other elements musically woven into a seamless whole. Despite indifferent reviews from the critics, the opera was an immediate success with the public. Tosca premiered at a time of unrest in Rome, and its first performance was delayed for a day for fear of disturbances. Turning the wordy French play into a succinct Italian opera took four years, during which the composer repeatedly argued with his librettists and publisher. Puccini saw Sardou's play when it was touring Italy in 1889 and, after some vacillation, obtained the rights to turn the work into an opera in 1895. It contains depictions of torture, murder and suicide, as well as some of Puccini's best-known lyrical arias, and has inspired memorable performances from many of opera's leading singers. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, La Tosca, is a melodramatic piece set in Rome in June 1800, with the Kingdom of Naples's control of Rome threatened by Napoleon's invasion of Italy. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Souvenir Brochure Book Style Many Images from the Past, Information on Story and Cast Tosca by Puccini (Opera) 1983 John Wegner, Marilyn Furian, John Shaw
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