Book contents
- Puccini in Context
- Composers in Context
- Puccini in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Formative Influences
- Chapter 1 Forefathers and Teachers
- Chapter 2 Contemporaries and Competitors
- Chapter 3 Puccini and Women
- Part II Puccini’s Places
- Part III Influences and Interests
- Part IV Bringing Puccini to the Stage
- Part V Image and Reputation
- Part VI Puccini through a Political Lens
- Part VII Interpreting Puccini
- Part VIII Legacy
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 1 - Forefathers and Teachers
from Part I - Formative Influences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2023
- Puccini in Context
- Composers in Context
- Puccini in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Formative Influences
- Chapter 1 Forefathers and Teachers
- Chapter 2 Contemporaries and Competitors
- Chapter 3 Puccini and Women
- Part II Puccini’s Places
- Part III Influences and Interests
- Part IV Bringing Puccini to the Stage
- Part V Image and Reputation
- Part VI Puccini through a Political Lens
- Part VII Interpreting Puccini
- Part VIII Legacy
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines Puccini’s early life in the Tuscan town of Lucca. Puccini came from a long line of church musicians and was expected to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfathers as maestro di cappella at the Cattedrale di San Martino. The chapter briefly outlines the careers of these musical forebears and their influence upon the young Puccini, whose musical career would ultimately take a very different course. It examines Puccini’s musical training and the family members and other figures who provided funding for his education. The composer’s move to study at the Conservatorio in Milan is briefly considered, with a particular emphasis on the composers and critics who were his teachers and mentors. These figures played a vital role in helping him gain a foothold in the Italian operatic world of the 1880s, setting him on the path to musical greatness.
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- Puccini in Context , pp. 3 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023