An opera by Italian composer Puccini. Two acts. It premiered at La Scala in Milan in 1904. Based on the novel of the same name (1897) by John Luther Long, which was adapted into a play by David Belasco (first performed in New York in 1900), Luigi Ilica and Giuseppe Giacosa wrote the Italian libretto. The story is set in Nagasaki in the same era, and is a tragic international marriage. A naval officer, Pinkerton, marries a geisha named Chocho-san despite the objections of those around him, and leaves her and their child behind to return to the United States. Three years later, Pinkerton appears with his wife in front of Chocho-san, who is waiting for him, and offers to take care of the child. Her pride is hurt, and she commits suicide. It is a so-called prima donna opera, with the female protagonist's singing (such as the aria "One Fine Day") as the main focus of the opera, and singers are required to have high levels of skill and physical strength. In order to create an exotic atmosphere, many Japanese folk songs and nursery rhymes are quoted, but these are blended with Puccini's unique style to create a mature work. The work was first performed in Japan in 1921 (Taisho 10) by a Russian opera company that visited Japan. The first Japanese performance was in 1930 (Showa 5) at the Tokyo Theater by the Japan Opera Association. [Yukio Miyake] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
イタリアの作曲家プッチーニのオペラ。二幕。1904年ミラノのスカラ座で初演。ジョン・ルーサー・ロングによる同名の小説(1897)が、デイビッド・ベラスコによって戯曲化(1900・ニューヨーク初演)され、これをもとにルイジ・イリッカとジュゼッペ・ジャコーザがイタリア語の台本を作成。物語は同時代の長崎を舞台に展開する国際結婚の悲劇。周囲の反対を押して芸者蝶々さんと結ばれた海軍士官ピンカートンは、彼女と子供を残してアメリカに帰国する。3年後、彼を待ちわびる蝶々夫人の前にピンカートンが妻を伴って現れ、子供を引き取ると申し出、誇りを傷つけられた彼女は自殺して果てる。女主人公の歌唱(アリア「ある晴れた日に」など)を中心に全体を構成したいわゆるプリマドンナ・オペラであり、歌手には高度な技量と体力が要求される。異国情緒を演出するために日本の民謡や童唄(わらべうた)などを数多く引用しているが、それがプッチーニ独自の語法に溶け込んで円熟した作品となっている。わが国では1921年(大正10)に来日のロシア歌劇団が初演。邦人による初演は30年(昭和5)の東京劇場で、日本楽劇協会によって行われた。 [三宅幸夫] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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