Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.
Contents:
Before Rigoletto -- The miracle of Rigoletto -- Rigoletto realized -- Il Trovatore : the romantic ideal -- The troubadour sings -- The lady of the camelias : La Traviata from hard fact to high art -- Love and death set to music -- Rigoletto recordings -- Il Trovatore recordings -- La Traviata recordings -- Video presentations.
Summary:
"The composer Verdi created opera's Rigoletto, Trovatore, and Traviata. This volume examines the history of composition, of performance, and the sourcing of each. The author provides analyses of the musical and dramatic accompaniments for each work, ways in which their presentation has changed over time, annotations, an index of operas and composers, discographies and videographies with critical analyses"--Provided by publisher.
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