Fenton, Kathryn.

Puccini's La fanciulla del West and American musical identity / Kathryn M. Fenton. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. - xi, 208 p. - Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera . - Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Arrivals -- 3. Puccini and the Frontier Melodrama -- 4. Music "Of the Soil," or, How to Sound American -- 5. Departures -- 6. Conclusions.

9780367777753 (pbk.) 9781138102897 (hbk.) 113810289X (hbk.)

2019007266


Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Fanciulla del West --First performances.
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 --Appreciation --History --United States --20th century.


United States --In opera.

ML410.P8 / F46 2020