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33 Cards in this Set
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La Boheme (1)
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- Mimi knocks on the Bohemians apt door and she meets Rodolfo
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Manon (1)
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- Prelude to Act II
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Aida (2)
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- Aida dreams of her homeland
- Aida's father convinces her to get the battle plans from Radames. |
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Don Carlo (3)
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- Grand Inq's entrance
- Quintet after Elis gets up - Eboli's aria saying Her fatal gift is her beauty. |
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Cavalleria Rusticana (3)
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- Santuzza tells Turridu's mother about his infidelity.
- Santuzza aria - Orch. intermezzo before Turridu's drinking song - Turridu's drinking song |
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5 Massenet Operas
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Manon
Le Cid Werther Thais Don Quichotte |
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5 late Verdi Operas
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La forza del Destino
Don Carlos Aida Otello Falstaff |
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10 Puccini Operas
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Manon Lescaut
La Boheme Tosca Madama Butterfly La Fanciulla del West La Rondine Il Tabarro Suor Angelica Gianni Schicchi Turandot |
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Verismo
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Italian school of opera composition from 1890 - ~1925. Realistic "slice of life" subjects: violent episodes, heightened drama and shortened musical forms. One act or short two or three act productions.
-Mascagni "L'amico Fritz" -Leoncavallo "I Pagliacci" |
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Teatro Regio
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Theatre in Regio where La Boheme premiered
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Arturo Toscanini
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Famous late 19th-, early 20th-century conductor, famous for Puccini productions.
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Giacosa and Illica
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Tag team librettists for Puccini until 1906
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Giulio Ricordi
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Dir. of leading Ital publ. house and close friend of Puccini and Verdi
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Franco Alfano
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Composer who finished Turandot after Puccini's death
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Bazzini
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Pucc's first composition teacher; emphasized form
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Ponchieli
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Pucc's second comp teacher; emphasized theatrics
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Elvira
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Puccini's married love interest/future commonlaw wife
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Prevost
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Author of Manon Lescaut novel
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Bottesini
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Conductor of Aida in Cairo
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Franco Faccio
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Conductor of Aida in Milan
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Sonzogno
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One act competition
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Caruso
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early 20th century tenor, created many roles
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Claudia Muzio
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leading Verdi/verismo sop of early 20th century
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Pertile
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famous early 20th century dramatic tenor
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Torre del Lago
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lake-side town where Puccini resided and died
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Melodram
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spoken text over music
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St. Agata
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Verdi's home near Busetto
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Giuseppino Strepponi
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Former soprano; Verdi's second wife
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Teresa Stolz
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Bohemian soprano, first Aida, "that woman"
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Arrigo Boito
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Composer; Verdi librettist for last two operas
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Francesco Tamagno
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created Otello role
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Victor Maurel
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french baritone who created Iago and Falstaff
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Rudolf Bing
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1950's Met Don Carlo
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