Rigoletto, Trovatore, and Traviata : Verdi's middle period masterpieces on and off the stage /

"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 cha...

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Main Author: McCants, Clyde T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]
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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.
Physical Description:vi, 221 pages : music ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.
ISBN:9780786434961 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786434961 (softcover : alk. paper)