Puccini Among Friends

PUCCINI AMONG FRIENDS by VINCENT SELIGMAN. Originally published in 1938. Contents include: INTRODUCTION ..... 1 PART I THE ROAD TO SUCCESS 1858-1904 CHAPTER ONE LH VlLU AND EDGAR 1858-1889 ... 9 CHAPTER TWO MANON LESCAUT 1890-1893 . . - .2,1 CHAPTER THREE LA BonfeMB 1894-1896 . . 3 CHAPTER FOUR LA TOSCA 1897-1900 . . .41 CHAPTER FIVE 4 MADAMA BUTTERFLY 1901-1904 . . .5 PART II OUT OF WORK 1904-1907 CHAPTER ONE RESEARCHES AND REHEARSALS October 1904-April 1906 . 63 CHAPTER TWO D ANNUNZIO, CONCHITA AND OTHERS June igoS-January 1907 79 ix x CONTENTS CHAPTER THREE GODS AND GODDESSES OF SONG An Interlude . . 104 CHAPTER FOUR NEW YORK AND AFTER January 1907 May 1907 . .116 PART III LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST 1907-1910 CHAPTER ONi THE MAKINGS OF A LIBRETTO June --September 1907 , MI CHAPTER TWO A LIBRETTO IN THE MAKING October ic 07- eptember U o8 142, CHAPTER THRKli TRAGIC INTERRUPTION October J9o8 juty 1909 . 161 CHAPTER FOUR WORK RESUMED August og-Octobet 1910 . . 184 CHAPTER FIVE THE FIRST NIG