GiacomoPucciniwasbornin1855andwasasonofamusicaldirector. 36 Heisrememberedasamasterofopera.
37 ManyearlyforerunnersofImpressionisticMusicincludingRimsky-KorsakovStraussSchoenbergandStravinskyinspiredhimgreatly.
TurandotanoperabasedonanItaliandramabythesamenameisbyfarconsideredtobeoneofPuccini’smostpopularandmostperformedworks.
It’sapitythatPuccinihadnochancetowatchhisowngreatoperahimself. 38
InthisoperayoucanhearatraditionalChinesefolksongwhichistitledMolihuaorJasmineFlower. 39 AmongthemtheversionsunginJiangsuaprovinceinsouthChinaisthemostpopularone.Byadmiringthejasmineflowerthesongcelebratesthesweetnessandbeautyofromanticlove. 40 In1804thesongwaspublishedinabookbyaBritishdiplomatmakingitthefirstChinesefolksongthatgainedpopularityoutsideChina.
A.ThoughPuccinireceivedtraininginvariousareasofmusichistruelovewasinopera.
B.Turandotisperformedregularlyallovertheworld.
C.Theoperawasfirstperformedin1926twoyearsafterPuccini’sdeath.
D.DuringhismusiccareerPucciniwasalsoinfluencedbyothermusicians.
E.Attheendofthe18thcenturyitwasfirsttranslatedintoEnglish.
F.Puccini’soperasarestronginemotionandconflict.
G.TherearemanydifferentversionsofMolihuaorJasmineFlowerindifferentpartsofChina.
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