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Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pDwwt9JOns
English Libretto Link: Fanciulla del West lib - Despre Opera
La Fanciulla del West was the Metropolitan Opera's first world premiere. The opera was composed for the two biggest operatic stars of the time: dramatic soprano Emmy Destinn and tenor Enrico Caruso. Of course, Caruso is the greatest Italian tenor of the 20th century, and he was already one of the most famous people in the world by 1910. Caruso made his debut in 1903 as the Duke in Rigoletto.
Emmy Destinn had just made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1908 as Aida. She had already electrified Berlin and Covent Garden with the size and purity of her voice and her intensely theatrical stage portrayals. Puccini was a great fan of Destinn's, andwas said to have admired both her Tosca and her Madama Butterfly, roles she rarely sang at the Met because of Geraldine Farrar who had a monopoly on those roles there.
La Fanciulla del West is adapted from a play by the same name (The Girl of the Golden West) by David Belasco. He is also the author of Madama Butterfly.
Metropolitan Opera House
December 10, 1910
World Premiere In the presence of the composer
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST {1} Puccini-Civinini/Zangarini
Minnie..................Emmy Destinn Dick Johnson............Enrico Caruso Jack Rance..............Pasquale Amato Joe.....................Glenn Hall Handsome................Vincenzo Reschiglian Harry...................Pietro Audisio Happy...................Antonio Pini-Corsi Sid.....................Giulio Rossi Sonora..................Dinh Gilly Trin....................Angelo BadΓ Jim Larkens.............Bernard BΓ©guΓ© Nick....................Albert Reiss Jake Wallace............AndrΓ©s De Segurola Ashby...................Adamo Didur Post Rider..............Lamberto Belleri [Debut] Castro..................Edoardo Missiano Billy Jackrabbit........Georges Bourgeois Wowkle..................Marie Mattfeld
Conductor...............Arturo Toscanini
GREAT WELCOME FOR COMPOSER AND AUTHOR
The evening was a climax so far in what the directors of the Metropolitan Opera House have done for grand opera in this city. To procure a new opera for the repertoire is in itself an achieve
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Welcome back to Opera Tea, a discussion series on a different opera every week. This is a space to discuss everything and anything about the opera.
Our opera this time is, Tosca selected by /u/charlesd11
This week: Tosca
Mugs
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Famous Pieces Vissi d'arte || E lucevan le stelle
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Recommended Recordings written by our friend, /u/charlesd11
Leaves
- How do you feel about Tosca? Is she annoying or amusing?
- Who is your dream cast?
- Have you read La Tosca? How does it compare?
- What is the BEST performance you've been to?
- Who is your favourite character?
- What is your favourite aria from this opera?
- Why does Scarpia have the best motif?
- Share your links your favourite Toscas
Questions & Concerns
Why tea?
Tea is a slang term for gossip/news/side comments. I've decided to name this series Opera Tea to encourage dirty nitty-gritty talk about the week's opera. Locker room Intermission talk, if you will.
What's next?
It's a secret!
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Pen: Delta Giacomo Puccini Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink - This is a great pen for a Delta collector or someone interested in Delta fountain pens.
Condition: [B]- I only inked it two times and it was a pleasure to write with. I tried the ink once (dipped) and it was very nice. The nib writes amazingly well and I see why people miss Delta.
Description: This is a limited edition Delta Giacomo Puccini (#489/1858). It is a converter pen, using Delta's nice screw in converter.
Nib: The nib is a 18K Gold nib in medium. I find that it writes closer to a western extra fine-fine (it's definitely not a western medium, in a good way). There is pleasant feedback.
Price: $350 OBO (down from $375) plus $12 shipping (price is for Continental US shipping only). Due to Covid-19, I am only shipping within Continental US right now.
Paypal Goods and Services only
Please comment before sending pm (messages only please - I don't really use the chat function)
Pen: Delta Giacomo Puccini Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink - This is a great pen for a Delta collector or someone interested in Delta fountain pens.
Condition: [B]- I only inked it two times and it was a pleasure to write with. I tried the ink once (dipped) and it was very nice. I am not the first owner (had it for less than 2 years), so I do not know how much use it got. However, when I received it, I could tell it must have been part of a collection that didn't see much use. I polished the metal on the pen to bring back the luster. The nib writes amazingly well and I see why people miss Delta.
Description: This is a limited edition Delta Giacomo Puccini (#489/1858). It is a converter pen, using Delta's nice screw in converter.
Nib: The nib is a 18K Gold nib in medium. I find that it writes closer to a western extra fine-fine (it's definitely not a western medium, in a good way). There is pleasant feedback.
Price: $400 OBO plus $12 shipping (price is for Continental US shipping only). I may be willing to ship to Canada, but the shipping price would increase.
Paypal Goods and Services only
Please comment before sending pm (messages only please - I don't really use the chat function)
Pen: Delta Giacomo Puccini Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink - This is a great pen for a Delta collector or someone interested in Delta fountain pens.
Condition: [B]- I only inked it two times and it was a pleasure to write with. I tried the ink once (dipped) and it was very nice. I am not the first owner (had it for less than 2 years), so I do not know how much use it got. However, when I received it, I could tell it must have been part of a collection that didn't see much use. I polished the metal on the pen to bring back the luster. The nib writes amazingly well and I see why people miss Delta.
Description: This is a limited edition Delta Giacomo Puccini (#489/1858). It is a converter pen, using Delta's nice screw in converter.
Nib: The nib is a 18K Gold nib in medium. I find that it writes closer to a western extra fine-fine (it's definitely not a western medium, in a good way). There is pleasant feedback.
Price: $375 OBO plus $12 shipping (price is for Continental US shipping only). I may be willing to ship to Canada, but the shipping price would increase.
Paypal Goods and Services only
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