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- catalog abstract ""Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly is one of the world's most beloved operas. In this expertly researched book, Jan van Rij uncovers the secret origins of the story: the fact and fiction that have converged to create opera's iconic heroine, the doomed Cho-Cho-san." "Madame Butterfly: Japonisme, Puccini, and the Search for the Real Cho-Cho-San is a pleasurable and enlightening journey, from the mercantile world of old Nagasaki to the heart of modern opera: the conjunction of the tragic, ridiculous, and sublime, in life and in art. It is the perfect gift for opera lovers, students of Japanese history, and admirers of fin-de-siecle European culture."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12166015.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly is one of the world's most beloved operas. In this expertly researched book, Jan van Rij uncovers the secret origins of the story: the fact and fiction that have converged to create opera's iconic heroine, the doomed Cho-Cho-san." "Madame Butterfly: Japonisme, Puccini, and the Search for the Real Cho-Cho-San is a pleasurable and enlightening journey, from the mercantile world of old Nagasaki to the heart of modern opera: the conjunction of the tragic, ridiculous, and sublime, in life and in art. It is the perfect gift for opera lovers, students of Japanese history, and admirers of fin-de-siecle European culture."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-188) and index.".
- catalog description "The Butterfly saga: O-Taki-san and O-Kiku-san. Siebold's story ; Pierre Loti. -- Japonisme. How did Japonisme develop? ; Japonisme's prevalence in the 1800s ; Japonisme in late-1800s music and theater ; Japonisme in the 1900s. -- The Butterfly saga: Cho-Cho-san. John Luther Long's adaptation ; Comparisons between Loti's and Long's story ; How authentic is Long's story? ; Evolution of the story ; David Belasco. -- The making of an opera. On Madama Butterfly ; The genesis ; The early draft ; More changes ; Puccini's psychological underpinnings ; Completion of the opera ; Disaster in Milan ; Success at last. -- Real-life models. How reliable is Jennie Correll? ; So what are the facts? ; Tom Glover: Butterfly's son? ; Tom Glover's father ; More clues. -- Madama Butterfly in Japan. Untraditional versions of the opera ; How Japanese is it? ; Madama Butterfly today. -- Afterward. -- Puccini's Madama Butterfly plot summary. -- Chronology.".
- catalog extent "191 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Madame Butterfly.".
- catalog identifier "1880656523".
- catalog isFormatOf "Madame Butterfly.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press,".
- catalog relation "Madame Butterfly.".
- catalog subject "782.1 21".
- catalog subject "ML410.P89 R55 2001".
- catalog subject "Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Madama Butterfly.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Butterfly saga: O-Taki-san and O-Kiku-san. Siebold's story ; Pierre Loti. -- Japonisme. How did Japonisme develop? ; Japonisme's prevalence in the 1800s ; Japonisme in late-1800s music and theater ; Japonisme in the 1900s. -- The Butterfly saga: Cho-Cho-san. John Luther Long's adaptation ; Comparisons between Loti's and Long's story ; How authentic is Long's story? ; Evolution of the story ; David Belasco. -- The making of an opera. On Madama Butterfly ; The genesis ; The early draft ; More changes ; Puccini's psychological underpinnings ; Completion of the opera ; Disaster in Milan ; Success at last. -- Real-life models. How reliable is Jennie Correll? ; So what are the facts? ; Tom Glover: Butterfly's son? ; Tom Glover's father ; More clues. -- Madama Butterfly in Japan. Untraditional versions of the opera ; How Japanese is it? ; Madama Butterfly today. -- Afterward. -- Puccini's Madama Butterfly plot summary. -- Chronology.".
- catalog title "Madame Butterfly : Japonisme, Puccini, & the search for the real Cho-Cho-San / Jan van Rij.".
- catalog type "text".