Giacomo Puccini "La bohème" was "Tosca" (1900), arguably Puccini's first foray into "verismo", the realistic depiction of many facets of real life including violence. Puccini had been considering an opera on this theme since he saw the play "Tosca" by Victorien Sardou in 1889, when he wrote to his publisher, Giulio Ricordi, begging him to get Sardou's permission for the work to be made into an opera: "I see in this "Tosca" the opera I need, with no overblown proportions, no elaborate spectacle, nor will it call for the usual excessive amount of music." The music of "Tosca" employs musical signatures for
Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera a judge ruling him innocent, setting him free, and ordering the wall to be taken down. In "Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera", composer Julien Bilodeau shapes and builds upon the original music of Pink Floyd's album "The Wall". While the album's lyrics, songs, and song order are maintained, Pink Floyd's original musical themes are extended by orchestral variations and interludes within the opera. According to Cincinnati Opera's artistic director Evans Mirageas, "Another Brick in the Wall" is not a rock opera, but rather a standard opera, scored for eight soloists, 48 chorus members, and a 70-piece orchestra. The