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La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the 1905 play The Girl of the Golden West by the American author David Belasco. Fanciulla followed Madama Butterfly, which was also based on a Belasco play.
The 1940 film 'Fantasia' was Disney's animated ode to classical music – and was followed by 'Fantasia 2000'. Here's a guide to all the great music included in the films. Fantasia was Disney's love-letter to classical music and became a classic, loved by generations of children and adults.
Oct 16, 2014 · When Puccini, in the early stages of composing Madama Butterfly, was considering how he might translate into music the Japonisme of Belasco’s play, he met, in Milan, with a famous Japanese actress, Sada Jacco, who was touring France and Italy in some of her best-known roles.
Madama Butterfly (Italian pronunciation: [maˈdaːma ˈbatterflai]; Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
In spite of his fondness for beautiful women, Puccini found the famously attractive soprano Geraldine Farrar “not what she ought to have been” and thought that “she sings out of tune, and her voice doesn’t carry too well.”
Feb 17, 2004 · Puccini was captivated by the sad tale of a callous American officer, B.F. Pinkerton, who marries and leaves Cio-Cio-San, a vulnerable Japanese girl, and spent four years setting it to music.
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The first world premiere ever produced by the Metropolitan Opera took place on December 10, 1910. The opera was Giacomo Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, based on The Girl of the Golden West by American playwright David Belasco, which Puccini saw on Broadway when he visited New York in 1907.
