Opera Meets New Media: Puccini, Ricordi and the Rise of the Modern Entertainment Industry

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Gabrielle Dotto

Opera Meets New Media

Puccini, Ricordi and the Rise of the Modern Entertainment Industry

Gabrielle Dotto

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Prestel Verlag
01 April 2025

Music; Opera

A gloriously illustrated book which sheds new light on the Puccini era and the roots of the modern music industry.

After Mozart and Verdi, Giacomo Puccini is the third most performed opera composer in the world today. On the centenary of his death, Bertelsmann and the Archivio Storico Ricordi present Opera Meets New Media, a richly illustrated volume published to accompany the multimedia exhibition of the same name at the Scala Museum in Milan, Italy. Puccini celebrated his greatest successes at a time of disruptive media innovations.

The age of mechanical reproduction brought with it the development of new entertainment technology, above all film and sound recordings, which soon became mainstream. These technological advancements represented a revolution for society and musical culture in the early twentieth century, fundamentally challenging the traditional business model of opera. How could music publishers rise to this challenge?

Puccini and his publisher Ricordi provide a fascinating case study on the subject. In this book, edited by Gabriele Dotto, ten experts shed light on different aspects of the topic. The book showcases historical records, costumes, choreography, gramophones, photographs, posters, postcards, sheet music, and set designs and will be a delight to any opera fan.

AUTHOR: Gabriele Dotto is Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Archivio Storico Ricordi in Milan, Italy. He had an extensive career in academic publishing (at the university presses of Chicago and Michigan State, where he is Director Emeritus and music publishing, Casa Ricordi, first as editor-in-chief, later as publisher, while directing its Historical Archive).

121 colour illustrations

By: Gabrielle Dotto
Imprint: Prestel Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 230mm,
ISBN: 9783791377728
ISBN 10: 3791377728
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

GABRIELE DOTTO is Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Archivio Storico Ricordi in Milan, Italy. He had an extensive career in academic publishing (at the university presses of Chicago and Michigan State, where he is Director Emeritus and music publishing, Casa Ricordi, first as editor-in-chief, later as publisher, while directing its Historical Archive).