"Magic Flute": Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Black Dog Opera Library) - Hardcover

Foil, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1884822827 ISBN 13: 9781884822827

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc, 1996

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.

About this title

Review:

"A beautiful treat for the eyes...and the imagination."

From the Back Cover:

In this book you will find:

• The complete opera on two CDs featuring Anneliese Rothenberger, Peter Schreier, Kurt Moll, and Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Munich.
• 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.

Listen. Enjoy. Learn!

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1884822827
• ISBN 13: 9781884822827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 126