Italian opera composer. Born in a musical family, he was born in poverty and lost his father in his early years. Learn from my late father's student Angeloni and other musicians in my hometown of Luga. /kloc-became a choir boy at the age of 0/0, and became a church organist at the age of 0/4. 1880 entered Milan Conservatory of Music, 1883 graduated. 1884 He composed his first opera, Dancing around the Devil, and has devoted himself to opera creation ever since. * * * There are 12 works, the famous work is mistress Manon Leiskow published by 1893, and the famous works are Mistress Manon Disco (famous work, 1893), The Artist's Career, Tosca and Madame Butterfly. The opera Turandot, based on the story of China by writer Gozzi, has not yet been completed, in which the China folk song Jasmine is adopted. His works tend to be realistic, mostly focusing on the life of the lower class citizens, showing the sympathy of bourgeois intellectuals, but sometimes lacking deeper social thoughts in reflecting the spiritual world of the middle and lower class people. Music is rich in language, beautiful in melody and strong in singing. Excellent orchestration and harmony skills. The plot follows the principle of "interesting, amazing and moving" and is good at controlling the effect of stage play.

He is one of the representatives of the realistic opera school from the end of 19 to the pre-war Europe. This genre pursues real themes, vivid feelings and amazing dramatic effects, which is superior to romantic works. Puccini absorbed dramatic dialogue skills in his music, so be careful not to use singing to hinder the development of the plot. In addition to directly adopting folk songs from various countries, he is also good at using new techniques.

The three-act opera "Tosca" 1900 65438+ was staged in Rome on1October 24th. The script was adapted by Giacosa according to Chardeau's script, which is one of Puccini's four most famous operas. The plot is: 1800, the Roman painter Mario Cabala Dorsi was arrested and punished for covering the escape of political prisoner Angelaud. Opera actress Tosca fell madly in love with him. By executing Mario, police chief Scarpia forced Tosca to entrust himself to Mario. Tosca was forced to pretend to obey, and the police chief promised to fake the execution to release Mario. After getting the exit permit issued by the police chief, Tosca stabbed him while he was unprepared. At dawn, Mario was taken to the execution ground, and Tosca told him that it was just a fake execution. Unexpectedly, this was a trick played by the police chief, and Mario was really executed. She stabbed the director to death and finally committed suicide by jumping over the wall. Opera exposes the hypocrisy, greed and treachery of rulers and praises the noble sentiments of the oppressed.

The aria in the play is very famous. Here we choose Tosca's aria "For Art, For Love" (fragment 1) and Cabala Dorsey's aria "Starry Sky" (fragment 2). Among them, Starry Sky is the most famous aria in the play, which was sung by Cabala Dorsey in the third act. At dawn, he went to the guillotine and was about to be executed. You can see the Vatican and St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance. The sky is clear and the stars are shining. The dim light heralds the dawn. Cabala Dorsey sang deeply: "... sweet kisses and affectionate hugs, her beautiful face and figure under the veil, how scared I am ..." It is precisely because the author integrated the most abundant feelings into the perfect form that this aria will be passed down to future generations.

Puccini's two operas Madame Butterfly were staged in Milan in February 19041early July. The plot is adapted from the novel of the same name by an American writer, and is adapted into a script by American playwright Belasco (1854- 193 1). Jojo Sang (Butterfly Girl) described in the opera is a naive, pure and lively Japanese girl. She abandoned her religious belief for love and married Pinkel, a US Navy colonel. Shortly after their marriage, Pinkel returned to the United States and was never heard from for three years. Qiaoqiaosang firmly believes that he will come back. After returning home, Pinkel got married again. When he and the American lady returned to Japan, the tragedy finally happened. Qiaoqiao sang handed over the child and killed himself with a sword. This is a lyric tragedy. Through the tragic fate of a pure and beautiful girl, she criticized the bourgeois worldview of selfishness and harming others. Puccini directly used Japanese folk songs such as Edo Japanese Bridge, Empress of Vietnam and Cherry Blossom in his music creation to describe Madame Butterfly's geisha identity and childish psychology. This work is one of Puccini's masterpieces and an enduring masterpiece on the world opera stage.

Ah, a sunny day is the most famous passage in this work, and it is an aria sung by Madame Butterfly in the second act. After Pinkel returned to China, the maid thought that he would not come back, but Madame Butterfly, who was loyal to love, always dreamed of the happy moment when Pinkel came back by warship on a sunny morning. Facing the sea, she sang the famous aria "Ah, a sunny day". Puccini used a narrative melody here, and described Madame Butterfly's deep yearning for happiness in detail. The music is almost dull, vividly revealing Mrs. Butterfly's longing for her husband's return (fragment 1).

The Artist's Life is a four-act opera, also known as Bohemia and the Embroidery Mother, which was created by Jiakosa and Ilica. 1 896 February1toscanini premiered in Turin.

Plot: The poet Rudolph, the painter Masero, the musician Sona and the philosopher Colin live in a shabby attic in Paris. Although they are poor, they are full of confidence. One day, Rudolph happened to meet Mimi at home and fell in love at first sight. He took her to a pub where his friends were eating. Marcello's ex-lover Mu Si brought an old man, Alsando, who fell in love with her, but wanted to make up with Marcelo, so he managed to drive Alsando away and throw himself into Marcelo's arms. A few months later, their relationship deteriorated, and Mimi and Rudolph's love was on the verge of breaking up. Mimi has severe lung disease. When she came to see Rudolph for the last time, she got back together and planned everything for the future. But Mimi finally died of a serious illness, and Rudolph was heartbroken. Mu Si and Marcello were impressed and reunited.

There are many moving and dramatic arias in the whole play. For example, in the first act, the beauty of Mimi fascinated the young poet Rudolph. He sang a touching aria "Cold Hands" (paragraph 1), and then Mimi sang a song "People call me Mimi" in an innocent and affectionate tune, which showed her happy mood at her first love (paragraph 2). These two arias are the two most famous arias in the whole opera.

Three operas, also adapted from American playwright Belasco's play of the same name, were written by Zangarini and Civinini respectively, produced at 19 10, and premiered by toscanini in metropolitan opera on 12 that year. The three scenes are: the first scene, at dusk, the Polka bar in a mine in California, USA. Jack Lance, the police chief, was joking with Lakenz, a miner who had just left work. He squeezed into a bar and asked for drinks and cards. What are you doing, my family, sung by pop singer Forrest Gump? The miners should be able to sing this homesick song. Ashby, the manager of the transportation company, also came to drink. He told Lance that he would soon catch the bandit leader Remles. Miners work for Minnie, the hostess of the bar. Lance said Minnie was Mrs. Lance. Miner Sonora wanted to fight him, and Minnie rushed in with a pistol to interfere. Everyone gathered around Minnie. Minnie took the Bible and read an ode to David. The postman brought a letter to everyone. When Lance and Minnie were alone, Lance proposed to her, but Minnie said that the person she wanted to marry had not appeared yet. Lance sang "Minnie, Since I Left Home", saying that the most urgent thing for him at present is to get her kiss. Minnie sang "When I was a Child in Soledad" and missed her childhood, saying that she had been waiting for a truly lovely man. Guided by the motive of Ramelles, a foreigner who claimed to be Qiao Sen took to the stage. Minnie hit it off with him. Minnie defended him when everyone questioned him. Accompanied by the miners' songs, she danced a waltz with this Qiao Sen. After a while, with the roar of the miners, Castro, a subordinate of Rameles, was brought in. He expressed his willingness to tell Ramel where he was hiding, and took this opportunity to secretly tell Qiao Sen that his friends had arrived. The slogan of the rally is whistle. The miners followed Castro to Rammeles, leaving only Minnie and Qiao Sen, who sang a duet of love. Minnie said that her first kiss had never been given to anyone else, and Qiao Sen expressed her love when she danced with her. Then there was a whistle, and Minnie pointed to the pots and said that all the gold mines dug by the miners were here, and she was willing to give up her life to protect them. Qiao Sen said he had something to leave. Minnie invited him to her cabin afterwards. Qiao Sen said to her, "You have an angelic face."

Act II, Minnie's home. An hour later, an Indian woman, Woku, sang a lullaby with her baby in her arms. Minnie's back. Let Walku prepare dinner for two. Then she began to dress up and sing "If you know what a pleasant life is". When Qiao Sen arrived, Voku was worried about a snowstorm. Minnie told her to go home early, and they began to enjoy the carnival of love. There was a snowstorm outside the house, and the two sang a song "Never Leave". Minnie gave her bed to Qiao Sen, and after praying, she was about to lie down. There was a knock at the door, and Lance came in with the miners, saying that Qiao Sen was Remles and asking Minnie if she knew his whereabouts. Minnie denied it, invited them back, and then asked Qiao Sen. Qiao Sen sang "I'm not here to rob". He said that he was indeed Rammeles, but because of his father's death, he had to become a robber. After meeting Minnie, he decided to start a new life and begged her to forget his past. But Minnie accused him of betraying his trust, stealing her first kiss and driving him out. At this moment, gunshots were heard outside the house, and Minnie rushed out and dragged the injured Qiao Sen back. She said, "You are my first man", dragged him to the attic and tore down the stairs. Lance chased him, but he couldn't find anyone. His desire burned, and he hugged Minnie tightly, but Minnie refused. At this time, blood dripped from the ceiling. Lance concluded that Qiao Sen was in the attic and Qiao Sen came down by himself. Lance asked Johnson if he was willing to decide his own fate by gambling, and Minnie agreed to give it a try. She said that if she won, she and Qiao Sen would be released. If she loses, she will marry Lance, arrest Qiao Sen and decide the outcome three times. Minnie took advantage of Lance's chance to get the wine and finally won the bet. After Lance left angrily, the two embraced.

Act III, the great forest of California. At dawn, the miners were discussing what to do with Qiao Sen. Lance said to himself that Minnie was going to cry this time. Sonora said that he had caught Qiao Sen and the miners demanded to be hanged. Nick, the miner, expressed sympathy for Minnie. He gave a small bag of money to Billy with a rope and asked him to delay the execution. The miners sang "Death Penalty" and Qiao Sen was brought in. He argued that he didn't rob or kill anything, but the miners angrily accused him of taking Minnie away. Qiao Sen said he was not afraid of death, but asked him to say one more word and sing an aria before he died. "Please make her believe that I can go far away freely.". Lance hit him and he went to the tree where he was executed. When Minnie arrived on horseback, she raised her pistol to defend Qiao Sen. She said that in order to sacrifice her youth to serve others, she asked everyone to kill Rao Qiaosen. Sonora took the lead in persuading everyone to agree to Minnie's request. At first, the miners refused. Later, moved by Minnie's true feelings, they agreed to pardon Qiao Sen. When Sonora said, "I will introduce you to Minnie with everyone's surname," Qiao Sen thanked everyone. The miners sang "It's time to go back", and Minnie and Qiao Sen sang "Goodbye, Homesick Land, California". Under the chorus of everyone, they walked into the depths of the forest.

Puccini's last opera "Turandot" is based on the drama of C. Gozzi. In this work, he adhered to the principle of realism and got rid of the symbolism of the original work, which made the whole play full of life, and the characters were full of passion and living people. Here, he reversed the lyrical indoor style he used in the past and restored the almost forgotten Italian opera style, with magnificent chorus, brilliant solo passages, colorful sound effects and so on. As the background of the play is ancient China, it adopts the tune of China folk song Jasmine, but it has no China characteristics in other aspects. In his plays, he widely used the old European mode, and in some expressive scenes, he used modern harmony to form a disharmonious multi-tone combination. Unfortunately, Puccini died of illness while composing the third act, and the rest was completed by his student F. Alfano according to his draft. 1926 In April, Turandot premiered in the famous Scala Opera House, which was a great success. At the end of the third act, conductor toscanini put down his baton, turned to the audience and announced in a low voice, "The master's work is over.