Rigoletto (Opera Guide) - Softcover

Giuseppe, V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714539392 ISBN 13: 9780714539393

Verlag: Calder Publications Ltd, 1982

Inhaltsangabe

Each Opera Guide contains the complete text of an opera in the original, with a parallel English translation, introductory essays, numerous musical examples and illustrations. 'The subject cannot fail!' exulted Verdi, when recommending Victor Hugo's play, Le Roi s'amuse, to his librettist. But the censors made every effort to stop it... and the baritone was not easily convinced that a hunchback role would suit him. Jonathan Keates gives a vivid insight into the composition of a masterpiece. Verdi long afterwards thought it was his best work, and Roger Parker explains why. Peter Nichols, author of several best-selling books in Italy, picks out some of the peculiarly Italian attitudes and characters in the opera which make it timeless?and unnervingly modern.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Calder Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1982
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0714539392
• ISBN 13: 9780714539393
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar