MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Giacomo Puccini, Gallows, Aria
Document Summary
Wrote his first opera at age 26. Used exoticism example: turandot is about china. Wrote using the verismo opera style about real life and not gods predecessor of soap opera. Tosca main character and an opera singer soprano (spinto) Mario cavaradosi painter for the church walls, tosca"s lover, supports republic tenor. Baron scarpia police officer baritone. Sacristan someone who works for the church compramario part (bad voice but great musician and actor, they usually get minor roles that are either comical or evil) baritone. Angelotti 1st council of rome bass. Mario is a republican and is painting the walls of the church. His sister comes to the church to pray everyday, but is really trying to get angelotti to escape as he is imprisoned. Mario uses her as a model for mary magdalene. Scarpia is against the republic and wants rome to be a police state.
