Puccini, Please! The Life, Times, and Works of the World’s Favorite Opera Composer
November 9 @ 1:00 pm - December 7 @ 3:00 pm
$200
4 Classes, Mondays
Opera fans love Giacomo Puccini. His beautiful operas like La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot thrill us with his soaring melodies and move us with his pathos. But let’s take a closer look at Puccini’s world and discover what lies behind the music. No previous opera background required. Just watch, listen, and enjoy.
- Course Outline
- Class I: The “Unknown Puccini: his early operas and his first big hit, “Manon Lescaut”
- Class 2: The big favorites: “La Boheme” and “Madama Butterfly”
- Class 3: “The Girl of the Golden West” and “La Rondine” (“The Swallow)
- Class 4: “Il Trittico” (The Triple-Bill) and the great final masterpiece “Turandot”–the source of the beloved aria ‘Nessun dorma”