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In Reply to: Then she's beyond "naive" posted by John Marks on November 4, 2013 at 11:20:54:
and not because he was naive or foolish, very far from it. He wanted big themes, deep emotions and high drama without an overly complicated or subtle plot that might be needed to achieve full emotional realism. I mean, would Calaf really reveal his name to Turandot and risk death? He could have won the contest, and then suggested they go on a few dates if she wasn't sure it was true love yet. Or sign a pre-nup. OK, now I'm getting silly, but is it surprising Puccini had so much trouble finishing that opera?
Also, Gianni Schicchi is a figure from Dante's Divine Comedy, where the characters serve elaborate symbolic purposes but generally aren't fleshed out as multidimensional realistic people.
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Follow Ups
- IMHO Puccini wasn't big on plausibility in his characters - rbolaw 11:57:24 11/04/13 (3)
- Puccini was better at cruelty than at comedy - Chris from Lafayette 14:53:09 11/04/13 (2)
- RE: Puccini was better at cruelty than at comedy - rbolaw 15:56:51 11/04/13 (1)
- Yup - I think those are some good observations [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:04:17 11/04/13 (0)
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