Madame Butterfly: Japonisme, Puccini and the Search for the Real Cho-Cho-San - Hardcover

Van Rij, Jan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1880656523 ISBN 13: 9781880656525

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, 2000

Synopsis

Long before Puccini wrote his masterpiece, the tale of the poor Japanese girl abandoned by her foreign lover had been taken up by numerous Western writers as part of the wave of Japonisme in late-19th-century Europe. But was there a "real" Madame Butterfly? Following the tragic trail back to its roots in Nagasaki, Jan van Rij believes he's found the answer. Opera lovers will delight in the revelation, and learn not only about the cultural forces and personal fixations that inspired this popular work but why many Japanese remain unconvinced. A long-time opera buff, Jan van Rij served as an E.U. diplomat in Japan, highly regarded for his intimate understanding of Japanese-European relations.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1880656523
• ISBN 13: 9781880656525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192