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"Tosca": Giacomo Puccini (Black Dog Opera Library) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 12: The Black Dog Opera Library

Brink, Daniel S.

 
9781579120481: "Tosca": Giacomo Puccini (Black Dog Opera Library)

Synopsis

An extraordinary marriage of music and words in a popularly priced package: each of these books provides the history of a famous opera and its composer, plus the complete libretto in its original language and an English translation with annotated commentary. Inside the front and back cover of each book are 2 EMI music CDs containing a top performance of the opera.

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About the Author

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini based on the Victorien Sardou's dramatic play La Tosca. Tosca is dramatic and beautiful. To this day it is one of the most frequently preformed operas.

From the Back Cover

In this book you will find:
  • The complete opera on two CDs featuring Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Renato Brunson, and James Levine conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra.
  • The full libretto in its original language and in the English translation annotated with running commentary on the accompanying music.
  • An exciting history of the opera and the composer, a synopsis of the story of the opera broken down by act and scene, and biographical information on the performers.
  • Dozens of photographs and drawings depicting performances, singers, stage sets, and more.
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