Faust/Romeo et Juliette: A Performance Guide (6) (Vox Musicae) - Softcover

Dibbern, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576471012 ISBN 13: 9781576471012

Publisher: Pendragon Press, 2002

Synopsis

In 1850, the French mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot wrote to her friend Turgenev: "Among that mass of talented composers who are witty in a vulgar sort of way, intelligible not because of their clarity but because of their trivilaity, the appearance of a musical personality such as Gounod's is so rare that one cannot welcome him heartily enough." Pendragon Press welcomes this addition to their Vox Musicae Series of Operatic Performance Guides by Mary Dibbern. The libretti and literary sources of Gounod's two masterpieces are studied in depth. The libretto section includes word-by-word translations into English and IPA transcriptions of both libretti in their final, opéra-comique versions. Dibbern explains how the literary source materials were converted into libretti, as well as the history of the various musical editions and versions. Numerous illustrations have been provided by a member of Gounod's family.

About this title

Synopsis

For singers and others involved in the production of operas, this performance guide to Gounod's Faust and Rom o et Juliette consists of English translations of the libretti and pronunciation instruction, in addition to footnotes explaining changes to the Goethe and Shakespeare sources, a French diction guide, and explanations of obscure terminology

Edition details

• Publisher: Pendragon Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576471012
• ISBN 13: 9781576471012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 245