Opera Classics Library PUCCINI COMPANION: The Glorious Dozen -- About the Author/Editor of the Opera Classics Library -- Title page -- Other Opera Journeys publications -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author's foreword -- A prelude -- LE VILLI -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Prelude -- Act I: Outside Guglielmo's humble home in the Black Forest. It is spring. -- Intermezzo -- Part I: The Abandonment -- Part II: The Witches' Sabbath -- The Ballet -- Act II -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Intermezzo -- Part I: The Abandonment -- Part II: The Witches' Sabbath -- Act II -- EDGAR -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: It is bright dawn in a square in the Flemish village of Coutray. -- Act II: The terrace of a luxurious palace overlooking gardens. -- Act III: The bastion of a fortress near the city of Courtray, where a catalfalque stands prominently. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- MANON LESCAUT -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: A square in the city of Amiens. -- Act II: Paris. A sumptuous room in the home of Geronte di Ravoir. -- Intermezzo -- Act III: Near dawn. A square in the harbor of Le Havre. -- Act IV: A vast, desolate plain near New Orleans. Nighfall approaches. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Intermezzo -- Act III -- Act IV -- LA BOHEME -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: Christmas Eve. A garret overlooking the snow-covered roofs of Paris. -- Act II: The Latin Quarter and the Cafe Momus. -- Act III: The Barriere d'Enfer, the snowy outskirts of Paris. -- Act IV: The bohemians' garret, several weeks later.

Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- Act IV -- TOSCA -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: The Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome. -- Act II: Scarpia's apartment in the Palazzo Farnese. -- Act III: Castel Sant'Angelo. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- MADAMA BUTTERFLY -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: Nagasaki, a house overlooking the harbor. -- Act II: The interior of Butterfly's house. -- Act III: Butterfly's house. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Prelude -- Act I: Inside Minnie's "Polka Saloon." -- Act II: Minnie's cabin, later that evening. -- Act III: A clearing in the Californian forest. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- LA RONDINE -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: Magda's elegant salon in Paris, circa 1860. -- Act II: At Chez Bullier's. -- Act III: A seaside hotel on the French Riviera. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Act I -- Act II -- Act III -- IL TRITTICO- An Overview -- IL TABARRO -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- SUOR ANGELICA -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- GIANNI SCHICCHI -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- TURANDOT -- Principal Characters -- Story Synopsis.

Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I: Ancient China. The Imperial City of Peking at dawn. -- Act II - Scene 1: A Pavilion in the palace. -- Act II - Scene 2: A large public square in front of the Imperial Palace. -- Act III - Scene 1: Palace gardens. -- Act III - Scene 2 -- Commentary and Analysis -- Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms.