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Giuseppe Giacosa (1847-1906) was an Italian poet, playwright and librettist. He gained initial fame for writing the poems in Una Partita a Scacchi (A Game of Chess) in 1871. His main field was playwriting, which he accomplished with both insight and simplicity, using subjects set in Piedmont and themes addressing contemporary bourgeois values. He wrote La Dame de Challant for noted French actress Sarah Bernhardt, which she produced in New York in 1891. He also wrote the librettos used by Giacomo Puccini in La Bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly in conjunction with Luigi Illica. Luigi Illica (1857-1919) was a famous librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini (usually with Giuseppe Giacosa), Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano and other important Italian composers. His most famous opera librettos are those for La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Andrea Chénier. Illica's personal life sometimes imitated his libretti. The reason he is always photographed with his head slightly turned is because he lost his right ear in a duel over a woman.
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Review:
'A madly brilliant reimaging 4 stars --The Times
This is Puccini without a safety net and it works 4 stars --Evening Standard
"It's a riotous coup de théâtre that fizzes with fun and fabulousness... All in all a Bohème quite unlike any other." --Metro
This racy new way of presenting opera takes all of the stuffiness out." --The Western Mail
'Opera Up Close's La Boheme is striking, funny and heartbreaking. It will introduce opera to a whole new audience. It will take opera's existing audience and give them a good shake and slap in the face. You will cheer loudly. The revolution has begun and it is being led by Opera Up Close.' 5 stars --Public Reviews
This racy new way of presenting opera takes all of the stuffiness out." --The Western Mail
This is Puccini without a safety net and it works 4 stars --Evening Standard
"It's a riotous coup de théâtre that fizzes with fun and fabulousness... All in all a Bohème quite unlike any other." --Metro
This racy new way of presenting opera takes all of the stuffiness out." --The Western Mail
'Opera Up Close's La Boheme is striking, funny and heartbreaking. It will introduce opera to a whole new audience. It will take opera's existing audience and give them a good shake and slap in the face. You will cheer loudly. The revolution has begun and it is being led by Opera Up Close.' 5 stars --Public Reviews
This racy new way of presenting opera takes all of the stuffiness out." --The Western Mail
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- PublisherDodo Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1406588539
- ISBN 13 9781406588538
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages76
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