La Traviata (Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO) - Softcover

Giuseppe Verdi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714548553 ISBN 13: 9780714548555

Publisher: Overture Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

La traviata was Giuseppe Verdi s eighteenth opera and shows him at the height of his middle-period powers. Adapted from La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, it portrays the love between the courtesan Violetta Valéry and the young Alfredo Germont in fashionable Parisian society, with its inevitable tragic outcome. It had its premiere at La Fenice in Venice in 1853 and has gone on to become one of the most performed and greatly loved of all operas. There are articles in the guide about Verdi s preparations for the first performances, a musical commentary, an overview of the opera s social background and an examination of how the libretto was adapted from Dumas s play. Also included are a survey of important performances and performers, sixteen pages of illustrations, a musical thematic guide, the full libretto and English translation, a discography, bibliography and DVD and website guides. Contains: An Introduction to La traviata, Nicholas John La traviata: From Real Life to Opera, Denis Arnold Verdi and La traviata: Two Routes to Realism, Roger Parker Conspicuous Consumption: Violetta as Symptom and Subversive, Anna Picard La traviata: A Selected Performance History, Hugo Shirley La traviata: Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after the play La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils La traviata: English translation by Andrew Huth

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About the Author

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) is one of Italy's most celebrated opera composers. His best-known operas include Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata and Aida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Overture Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0714548553
• ISBN 13: 9780714548555
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Gary Kahn