MUS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini, Pentatonic Scale
20 Mar 2019
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Un bel di from madama butter y: puccini, 1904, da capo aria (aba, realist mode, orchestra doubles and triples the vocal line, pentatonic scale. Realist mode of opera: opera themes change as the late romantic period moves into the modern period (around. 1900s: themes are described as being more realistic (ie. not based on greek mythology or ancient history) Verismo: realist mode of opera: new themes were shocking to audiences who were used to classical and romantic opera themes, for example: puccini"s tosca (1900) focused on themes of murder, execution, suicide, and rape. Week 7 worksheet: describe the plot of puccini"s madama butter y (1904) Japan: set design = exotic and oriental. Lieutenant has a fake wedding and goes to marry and american woman: story is about the rst wife nding out and wanting to commit suicide. *all above information is based on late romantic period*
