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Questa edizione racchiude il romanzo di Walter Scott “La sposa di Lammermoor” e il libretto dell’opera di Gaetano Donizetti, “Lucia di Lammermoor. - DAL LIBRO AL LIBRETTO - Ambientato negli anni del regno della regina Anna (1702-1714) e ispirato a fatti realmente accaduti, il...

The articles reprinted in this volume treat operas as opera and from some sort of critical angle; none of the articles uses methodology appropriate for another kind of musical work. Additional criteria used in selecting the articles were that they should not have been reprinted widely before and that...

Questo libro è il racconto affascinante della rappresentazione dell'opera lirica, attraverso i successi e talvolta i fallimenti della carriera di Philip Gossett, massimo esperto di allestimenti dell'opera italiana. "Dive e maestri" fa luce sui mille intrecci e sugli scandali che di frequente accompagnano...

Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of...

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Chronology Chapter I Birth and parentage — studies under Zachow at Halle — Hamburg — friendship and duel with Mattheson — Almira — departure for Italy. Chapter II Arrival in Italy — Rodrigo — Rome: Cardinal Ottoboni...

A destination for thousands of opera lovers every year and the anchor of Santa Fe’s thriving arts scene, the Santa Fe Opera owes its existence to the vision and hard work of one man: John O’Hea Crosby (1926–2002), who created the company when he was only thirty years old and guided its fortunes...

“A classic space opera...a universe we’ve never seen before.” —Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author From Hugo Award finalist Max Gladstone comes a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure; the saga of a rag-tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades,...

The Paris audience in 1875 was shocked by the sexually explicit realism of Bizet’s exotic operatic masterpiece, its ‘verismo’ depiction of low life and brutal passion. But since the disastrous première – a sensational failure which hastened Bizet’s premature death – it has been the greatest...

Britten’s opera Peter Grimes is based on George Crabbe’s horrifying poem The Borough about early 19th century Aldeburgh, a North Sea fishing town in East Anglia. Its premiere at Sadlers Wells in 1945, shortly after VE Day, was a landmark moment in British operatic history. Britten’s partner...

Susie Gilbert traces the development of ENO from its earliest origins in the darkest Victorian slums of the Cut, where it was conceived as a vehicle of social reform, through two world wars, and via Sadler's Wells to its great glory days at the Coliseum and beyond. Setting the company's artistic achievements...

Although many opera dictionaries and encyclopedias are available, very few are devoted exclusively to operas in a single language. In this revised and expanded edition of Operas in English: A Dictionary, Margaret Ross Griffel brings up to date her original work on operas written specifically to an...

An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and aficionados, 100 Great Operas is perhaps the most comprehensive and enjoyable volume of opera stories ever written. From La Traviata to Aïda, from Carmen to Don Giovanni, here are the plots of the world’s best-loved operas, told in an engaging,...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.