Puccini and His Heroines

Music Discovery II

Puccini and His Heroines


2017-05-06 Sat 14:30National Recital Hall400Buy
YEN-CHIANG CHE, lecturer
MING-FANG LO、GRACE LIN, soprano
JO-PEI WENG, mezzo-soprano
YU-TING HSU, piano

GIACOMO PUCCINI:
'Se come voi piccina' from Le villi
'In quelle trine morbide' & 'Sulla vetta tu del monte' from Manon Lescaut
'Sì, mi chiamano Mimì' & 'Quando me'n vo'' from La Bohème
'Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore' from Tosca
'Un bel dì vedremo' & 'Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio' from Madama Butterfly
'O mio babbino caro' from Gianni Schicchi
‘Chi il bel sogno di Doretta' from La rondine
'Signore, ascolta!' from Turandot

Puccini, the ultimate heir inheriting the art of Italian opera, is not only the king in the European and American music world, who still amazes his fans who weep and laugh with his music charms, but also takes his unshakable historical position. With his magic, music seems to become spotlight shines at the heroines, making every one of them has a distinctive character and vivid expressions and gestures. To name those unforgettable figures: Anna, Manon, Mimi, Musetta, Tosca, Butterfly, Minnie, Magda, Liu, Turandot ......there is no goddess who knows nothing about earthly matters, but women who would blush, sigh, regret, weep, and wither. Puccini put the courageous deeds and sacrifices for love shown by these common women into his music, making the heroines winning sincere admiration and affection from all the music fans.

Being in the currents of realistic operas, Puccini adopted abstract notes as his tools to create and everything is still so evocative and breath-taking, accurately grasping the subtlety of female emotions. Let us savor the exquisite art of his and explore the reasons of Puccini's success.