Esta dissertação discute o processo de transformações urbanas por que a cidade de Natal-RN passou na década de 1920, período decisivo para a conformação de sua estrutura e paisagem modernas. Procurando compreender o contexto político, cultural e social que suscitou o plano geral de sistematização, elaborado pelo arquiteto Giacomo Palumbo entre 1929 e 1930, aborda-se: o processo mais longo de modernização urbana empreendido desde o final do século XIX, apontando a ascensão do olhar técnico, em especial o médico, sobre o espaço urbano; as representações de \"crise\" urbana que se instauraram em Natal no início dos anos 1920; as narrativas literárias e historiográficas que revelam o esforço pela compreensão dos significados das mudanças que se processavam e, tarefa na qual o papel do intelectual Câmara Cascudo foi fundamental, pela construção da história da cidade; a relação entre saneamento e educação que secundaram as discussões sobre o plano elaborado pelo engenheiro Henrique de Novaes para Natal, em 1924; a administração municipal do engenheiro Omar O\'Grady (1924- 1930) e seu esforço pela racionalização e eficiência das reformas urbanas; o lugar e as influências do plano de Palumbo no contexto da cultura urbanística moderna gestada no início do século XX; e, por fim, acompanha-se a passagem do \"turista aprendiz\" Mário de Andrade por Natal entre 1928 e 1929 e a representação de cidade que emerge dos seus relatos, a partir das errâncias pelo espaço tradicional - uma cidade distante das representações apologéticas e oficiais. / This dissertation aims to discuss the process of urban transformations by which the city of Natal has passed in the 1920s. This period was fundamental to conform Natal\'s modern urban structure and landscape. By intending to comprehend the social, cultural, and political context that foments the master plan, elaborated by architect Giacomo Palumbo between 1929 and 1930, it discusses: the urban modernization process that had been developed since last decades of XIXth century, pointing specifically the emerging of a technical approach on urban space; the representations of urban \"crise\" which marked the history of Natal in the beginnings of 1920s; the literary and historiographical narratives that reveal the efforts for comprehending the meanings of urban transformations and for constructing a history of the city, task in which the intelectual Câmara Cascudo was fundamental; the relations between sanitation and education into the urban plan elaborated by engineer Henrique de Novaes in 1924; the municipal administration of engineer Omar O\'Grady (1924-1930) and his efforts to racionalizate and to get efficiency in the urban reforms; the influences and characteristics of Palumbo\'s master plan related to the culture of town planning developed since the beginnings of XXth century. Finally, it discusses the accounts on Natal produced by the intelectual Mario de Andrade in the end of 1920s.

Esta dissertação discute o processo de transformações urbanas por que a cidade de Natal-RN passou na década de 1920, período decisivo para a conformação de sua estrutura e paisagem modernas. Procurando compreender o contexto político, cultural e social que suscitou o plano geral de sistematização, elaborado pelo arquiteto Giacomo Palumbo entre 1929 e 1930, aborda-se: o processo mais longo de modernização urbana empreendido desde o final do século XIX, apontando a ascensão do olhar técnico, em especial o médico, sobre o espaço urbano; as representações de \"crise\" urbana que se instauraram em Natal no início dos anos 1920; as narrativas literárias e historiográficas que revelam o esforço pela compreensão dos significados das mudanças que se processavam e, tarefa na qual o papel do intelectual Câmara Cascudo foi fundamental, pela construção da história da cidade; a relação entre saneamento e educação que secundaram as discussões sobre o plano elaborado pelo engenheiro Henrique de Novaes para Natal, em 1924; a administração municipal do engenheiro Omar O\'Grady (1924- 1930) e seu esforço pela racionalização e eficiência das reformas urbanas; o lugar e as influências do plano de Palumbo no contexto da cultura urbanística moderna gestada no início do século XX; e, por fim, acompanha-se a passagem do \"turista aprendiz\" Mário de Andrade por Natal entre 1928 e 1929 e a representação de cidade que emerge dos seus relatos, a partir das errâncias pelo espaço tradicional - uma cidade distante das representações apologéticas e oficiais. / This dissertation aims to discuss the process of urban transformations by which the city of Natal has passed in the 1920s. This period was fundamental to conform Natal\'s modern urban structure and landscape. By intending to comprehend the social, cultural, and political context that foments the master plan, elaborated by architect Giacomo Palumbo between 1929 and 1930, it discusses: the urban modernization process that had been developed since last decades of XIXth century, pointing specifically the emerging of a technical approach on urban space; the representations of urban \"crise\" which marked the history of Natal in the beginnings of 1920s; the literary and historiographical narratives that reveal the efforts for comprehending the meanings of urban transformations and for constructing a history of the city, task in which the intelectual Câmara Cascudo was fundamental; the relations between sanitation and education into the urban plan elaborated by engineer Henrique de Novaes in 1924; the municipal administration of engineer Omar O\'Grady (1924-1930) and his efforts to racionalizate and to get efficiency in the urban reforms; the influences and characteristics of Palumbo\'s master plan related to the culture of town planning developed since the beginnings of XXth century. Finally, it discusses the accounts on Natal produced by the intelectual Mario de Andrade in the end of 1920s.

The première of Meyerbeer\''s Le Prophète in the Hungarian National Theatre on June 12th 1850 was an event of unprecedented importance in the short history of professional opera in the Hungarian language. In my paper I am going to demonstrate the role of the orchestra in the success of this work. I shall combine this with the presentation of other outstanding aspects of the performance so that we shall be able to fairly judge the orchestra\''s contribution to the success.

<p>Са само пет наслова од дванаест опера колико је укупно написао, Пучини већ више од века доминира у репертоару свих светских оперских кућа, од најмањих до највећих, што га ставља у исти ранг са Моцартом, Вердијем, Вагнером. Његова популарност је тако велика не само због изванредне музике и сјајног осећаја за оркестрацију, него управо због сасвим специфичног начина на који је Пучини драматуршки третирао своје главне протагонисте. Нарочити афинитет је имао ка савршено нијансираном креирању хероина. Управо су његове хероине главно обележје његовог стваралаштва. Како је опера уметност заснована на синтези две уметности &ndash; драмске и музичке, реч је о раду који истражује главне женске ликове анализирајући упоредо драматуршка и музичка средства која је композитор користио и које има за циљ да дође до општих закључака о емоционалном аспекту хероина у значајном делу стваралаштва Ђакома Пучинија, у операма Боеми, Тоска, Мадам Батерфлај и Турандот.</p> / <p>Sa samo pet naslova od dvanaest opera koliko je ukupno napisao, Pučini već više od veka dominira u repertoaru svih svetskih operskih kuća, od najmanjih do najvećih, što ga stavlja u isti rang sa Mocartom, Verdijem, Vagnerom. NJegova popularnost je tako velika ne samo zbog izvanredne muzike i sjajnog osećaja za orkestraciju, nego upravo zbog sasvim specifičnog načina na koji je Pučini dramaturški tretirao svoje glavne protagoniste. Naročiti afinitet je imao ka savršeno nijansiranom kreiranju heroina. Upravo su njegove heroine glavno obeležje njegovog stvaralaštva. Kako je opera umetnost zasnovana na sintezi dve umetnosti &ndash; dramske i muzičke, reč je o radu koji istražuje glavne ženske likove analizirajući uporedo dramaturška i muzička sredstva koja je kompozitor koristio i koje ima za cilj da dođe do opštih zaključaka o emocionalnom aspektu heroina u značajnom delu stvaralaštva Đakoma Pučinija, u operama Boemi, Toska, Madam Baterflaj i Turandot.</p> / <p>With only five out of the twelve operas he wrote, Puccini has been dominating the repertoire of opera houses of the world, from the smallest to the largest ones, for more than a century. This puts him on par with Mozart, Verdi, Wagner. He is so well known not only for the excellence of his music and a great sense of orchestration, but also for the very specific ways in Puccini&#39;s dramaturgical treatment of his main protagonists. He has shown special affection towards his perfectly nuanced creation of heroines. It was his heroines that turned out to be the main feature of his whole opus. As the opera as an art is a synthesis of two arts - drama and music, this thesis analyzes the main female characters by simultaneously focusing on the dramaturgical and musical resources which the composer used, and it aims to reach more general conclusions about the emotional aspect of his heroines in a significant part of the creative work of Giacomo Puccini, in his operas La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot.</p>

Madame Butterfly is analyzed as a cultural icon. Puccini s Madaina Butterfly and the Butterfly icon, i.e. the submissive Oriental beauty who cannot live after her Western lover betrays her, permeate Western stereotypes of Eastern culture. Through this mindset, miscommunication develops. This concept was popularized in David Henry Hwang's play M. Butterfly, which builds upon Puccini's opera. Through the character's misperceptions of each other, the opera's tragic ending is repeated in Hwang's play after the French diplomat Gallimard realizes that his ideal woman is actually a male spy. Traditions regarding homosexuality and cross-dressing help Song to create Gallimard's feminine ideal. The theater contributes through tan and onnagata roles where men are trained to create perfect feminine illusions. These stereotypes are problematic because they do not allow for the complexities that exist in the theater, on film, and in actual events. Through increased sensitivity and awareness, individuals can see past the stereotypes to see other's complexities. / Department of English

Heidelberg, Univ., Diss., 2007.

Thesis (M.M.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 70 p. : col. ill. Includes bibliographical references.

The complete process of Giacomo Puccini?s opera called Turandot for DAMU International Master Degree final tasks, that includes the analysis of the play, the characters studies, performance references, the design process and the result of the model making and the photographs The writer personal view on how the story influenced her to created the space.

The diploma thesis „The French horn in operatic works of Giacomo Puccini focusing on operas Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot“ deals with the composer’s life, his operas and instrumental treatment with the French horn. Part of the thesis is the analysis of selected three operas from player’s view on this royal instrument. This thesis aims to bring parts of the French horn from Puccini operas to common reader and help professional musician with their playing.

This work begins with an introduction where I explain the goal of this text. I continue with an overview of my beginnings with work on Il Tabarro from Puccini. I shortly discuss some historical details concerning the opera and give a synopsis of the plot.Then I discuss, in some deatil, the working processes of learning the opera, and give practical suggestions in regards to systematic technigues for learning an opera. I discuss the importance of very soecific work with the breath during the study process. Then I shift the conversation to the dramatic content of the opera which is followed by an interview with Zdeňka Sajfertova. I then offer my own interpretation of the characters, their relationships, and conflicts.The text continuer with a discussion about how our work largely depends on co-working with others, I end with interviews which I conducted as an informational basis for this thesis, followed by a few closing words.