Falstaff: No. 10 (English National Opera Guide) - Softcover

Verdi, Giuseppe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071453921X ISBN 13: 9780714539218

Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto is included in both the original language and in a modern singing translation, except where the opera was written in English. Each has a thematic guide to the most important musical themes in musical notation and is lavishly illustrated. They also contain a bibliography and a discography which is updated at each reprint. The ENO guides are widely regarded as the best series of their kind and excellent value.

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About the Author

Arrigo Boito, ne a Padoue en 1842 et mort a Milan en 1918, est le frere de Camillo Boito, l auteur de "Senso" que Visconti a porte a l ecran en 1954. Il est surtout connu pour avoir compose des operas, dont le plus celebre est "Mefistofele" (1868), et plus particulierement pour l ecriture des livrets de quelques grands operas de G. Verdi: "Simon Boccanegra, Otello, Falstaff". On le rapproche de l ecole italienne tardo-romantique de la -Scapigliatura milanese- qui essaie de conferer au romantisme historique italien une dimension fantastique.

Edition details

• Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071453921X
• ISBN 13: 9780714539218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128