Opera Meets New Media: Puccini, Ricordi und der Aufstieg der modernen Unterhaltungsindustrie

Giacomo Puccini's work and the music publisher Ricordi under the influence of new media

The richly illustrated volume OPERA MEETS NEW MEDIA - Puccini, Ricordi and the rise of the modern entertainment industry, which appears on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition of Bertelsmann and the Archivio Storico Ricordi, takes on the 100th Giacomo Puccini's death anniversary an extraordinary angle:

Puccini celebrated his greatest successes in a time of revolutionary media innovations. The development of new entertainment technology, above all the soon mass-widespread film and sound recordings, meant a revolution for society and music culture of the early 20th century that fundamentally challenged the traditional business model of musical theatre. How could music publishers face this challenge? Puccini and his publisher Ricordi provide a fascinating "case study" on the subject. In the publication edited by Gabriele Dotto, experts illuminate the topic in ten current essays.