Musical talk "Women in Puccini's operas"

Professional: Cristina Álvarez The death of the protagonist is one of the great clichés of opera. But why do so many heroines end up dying? Is it just a dramatic convention or does it also tell us about the society that created these stories?. Based on characters such as Mimì, Tosca, Butterfly or Turandot, this talk proposes a reflection on the role of women in opera and on the way in which Puccini constructed some of the most complex and exciting female characters in the repertoire. A …