Part I. Formative Influences: 1. Forefathers and teachers Alexandra Wilson; 2. Contemporaries and competitors Richard Erkens; 3. Puccini's women Helen M. Greenwald; Part II. Puccini's Places: 4. Puccini's Tuscany Axel Körner; 5. Puccini in Milan Ditlev Rindom; 6. Puccini's travels: western Europe Flora Willson; 7. Puccini's travels: central Europe Richard Erkens; 8. Puccini the long-distance traveller Ellen Lockhart; Part III. Influences and Interests: 9. Musical influences, parallels and borrowings Nigel Simeone; 10. Italian literature of Puccini's day Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg; 11. Drama and acting in Puccini's Italy Ditlev Rindom; 12. Puccini and early film Christy Thomas Adams; 13. Puccini and technology Nigel Simeone; Part IV. Bringing Puccini to the Stage: 14. Puccini's librettists Helen M. Greenwald; 15. Music publishing in Puccini's Italy Christy Thomas Adams; 16. Puccini's theatrical vision Helen M. Greenwald; 17. Puccini's singers Hilary Poriss; 18. Puccini's conductors; Part V. Image and Reputation: 19. Puccini in pictures Alessandra Palidda; 20. Puccini's Italian critics Jane Sylvester; 21. Memorialisation and biography Arnold Jacobshagen; Part VI. Puccini through a political lens: 22. Puccini and religion Andrew Holden; 23. Puccini and politics Ben Earle; 24. Gender politics in Puccini's operas Flora Willson; 25. The racial politics of Madama Butterfly and Turandot Kunio Hara; Part VII. Interpreting Puccini: 26. Editing Puccini Ditlev Rindom; 27. Puccini on video Emanuele Senici; 28. Interpreting Puccini on stage and on disc Hugo Shirley; 29. Producing Puccini today David Levin; Part VIII. Legacy: 30. Puccini's Legacy, influence and meaning Leon Botstein; 31. Puccini in popular culture John Snelson; 32. Puccini and the canon Alexandra Wilson; Bibliography; Index.
