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First performed in Rome in 1853, "Il Trovatore" is one of Giuseppe
Verdi's most successful and most performed operas. Supremely
melodic, vigorously paced, it is filled with arias and vocal
ensembles of thrilling power. Grand opera at its most stirring, it
is above all rich in opportunities for bravura singing. Music
lovers can savor and study in detail Verdi's scoring of this
perennial operatic favorite with this finely made full-score
edition.
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website
where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble
them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas,
the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the
prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S"
words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters,
humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's
Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
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Various Artists - Stars of Classical (CD)
Various Artists, Emmerich Kalman/Franz Lehar/Johann Strauss II, Francesco Sartori, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Cohen, …
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(Vocal Score). Italian Only Cloth Score.
I due Foscari enjoys pride of place among Verdi's early operas for
its commanding music and striking use of recurring themes to
identify the principal characters. Here, the young composer can be
seen experimenting with new means of musical and dramatic
expression. This critical edition, based on Verdi's autograph score
and autograph corrections in the first manuscript copy, offers the
full score including powerful passages later excised by Roman
censors and appendices containing sketches, fragments, rejected
passages, and a substitute cabaletta for Jacopo's cavatina. With an
introduction and detailed critical commentary, this edition
provides performers, conductors, students, and scholars with a
superior version of the colorful drama.
Riccardo Chailly conducts the Filarmonica della Scala in this
concert featuring works by Verdi, recorded at Italy's Teatro alla
Scala.
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Rigoletto (Paperback)
Giuseppe Verdi; Volume editing by Gary Khan
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"The subject cannot fail!" exulted Verdi, when recommending Victor
Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse to his librettist. But the censors made
every effort to stop it, and the baritone was not easily convinced
that a hunchback role would suit him. Jonathan Keates gives a vivid
insight into the composition of a masterpiece. Verdi long
afterwards thought it his best work, and Roger Parker explains why.
Peter Nichols, author of several bestselling books in Italy, picks
out some of the peculiarly Italian attitudes and characters in the
opera which make it timeless - and incredibly modern.
Andrea Battistoni leads the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio di
Parma in this performance of Verdi's opera recorded live in 2012.
Cast members include Roberto Aronica, Yu Guanqun, Roberto Frontali
and Gabriele Mangione.
Mariss Jansons conducts the Chor and Symphonieorchester des
Bayerischen Rundfunks in this performance of Verdi's work, recorded
in 2013 at the Golden Hall of Vienna's Musikverein. The soloists
featured are soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, mezzo-soprano Marina
Prudenskaja, tenor Saimir Pirgu and bass Orlin Anastassov.
The third volume of a three-part set featuring all of Giuseppe
Verdi's operas in celebration of the composer's bicentenary in
2013. Each performance features its own ten minute introduction.
The operas included are: 'I Vespri Siciliani', 'Simon Boccanegra',
'Un Ballo in Maschera', 'La Forza del Destino', 'Don Carlo',
'Aida', 'Otello' and 'Falstaff'.
The second volume of a three-part set featuring all of Giuseppe
Verdi's operas in celebration of the composer's bicentenary in
2013. Each performance features its own ten minute introduction.
The operas included are: 'Macbeth', 'I Masnadieri', 'Il Corsaro',
'La Battaglia di Legnano', 'Luisa Miller', 'Stiffelio',
'Rigoletto', 'Il Trovatore' and 'La Traviata'.
The third volume of a three-part set featuring all of Giuseppe
Verdi's operas in celebration of the composer's bicentenary in
2013. Each performance features its own ten minute introduction.
The operas included are: 'I Vespri Siciliani', 'Simon Boccanegra',
'Un Ballo in Maschera', 'La Forza del Destino', 'Don Carlo',
'Aida', 'Otello' and 'Falstaff'.
Leo Nucci leads the cast of this production of Verdi's opera,
recorded live at the Teatro Regio Di Parma in 2006. Bruno
Bartoletti leads the orchestra, and other cast members include
Enrico Giuseppe Iori, Sylvie Valayre and Roberto Iulianio.
Verdi veteran Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra for this production of 'Otello' at the 2008 Salzburg
Festival. Stage direction is by Stephen Langridge; soloists include
Aleksandrs Antonenko, Marina Poplavskaya and Stephen Costello.
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Simon Boccanegra (Paperback)
Giuseppe Verdi; Volume editing by Gary Khan
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Verdi's Simon Boccanegra exists in two versions: that of the 1857
original and that of the 1881 revision. The texts of the libretto
of both versions are included in this guide, with a number of
essays which focus on the differences between the two. Rodolfo
Celleti provides the story's historical context, setting the events
of the real life of Simon Boccanegra against the unification of
Italy, which formed the political backdrop to the composition of
both versions of Verdi's opera. James A. Hepokoski gives a detailed
synopsis of the 1881 score, and indicates the ways in which Verdi
radically revised the original and reworked it to fit his late
style. Lastly, Desmond Shawe-Taylor discusses Verdi's attitude to
his singers, and the critical reception that performances of both
versions of the opera received. This edition contains over twenty
illustrations, a thematic guide and the texts of the libretti in
the original with literal translations. There is also a
bibilography, discography and DVD guide, together with a list of
websites that will allow the reader to explore the opera further.
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Simon Boccanegra (Paperback)
Giuseppe Verdi; Volume editing by Nicholas John
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Verdi's Simon Boccanegra exists in two versions: that of the 1857
original and that of the 1881 revision. The texts of the libretto
of both versions are included in this guide, with a number of
essays which focus on the differences between the two. Rodolfo
Celleti provides the story's historical context, setting the events
of the real life of Simon Boccanegra against the unification of
Italy, which formed the political backdrop to the composition of
both versions of Verdi's opera. James A. Hepokoski gives a detailed
synopsis of the 1881 score, and indicates the ways in which Verdi
radically revised the original and reworked it to fit his late
style. Lastly, Desmond Shawe-Taylor discusses Verdi's attitude to
his singers, and the critical reception that performances of both
versions of the opera received. This edition contains over twenty
illustrations, a thematic guide and the texts of the libretti in
the original with literal translations. There is also a
bibilography, discography and DVD guide, together with a list of
websites that will allow the reader to explore the opera further.
Contents: An Historical Perspective, Rodolfo Celletti; An
Introduction to the 1881 Score, James Hepokoski; Verdi and his
Singers, Desmond Shawe-Taylor; Simon Boccanegra: Libretto by
Francesco Maria Piave with additions by Giuseppe Montanelli and
additions and alterations by Arrigo Boito; Simon Boccanegra:
English translation by James Fenton
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La Traviata (Paperback)
Giuseppe Verdi; Edited by John Nicholas
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In this guide, Julian Budden reviews the difficulties that faced
the management that had commissioned La Traviata and how, in some
previously unpublished letters, Verdi fought their views on casting
the leading lady. Denis Arnold contributes a musical commentary.
April FitzLyon discusses the social background of the 'lady of the
camellias' in fact, fiction and on the stage, and Nicholas John
compares the libretto with the play to show how skilfully it was
adapted for the operatic stage.
"A lyric comedy unlike any other", wrote Verdi about his last
opera. That the last work of a composer who was almost notorious
for his preference for tragic and gloomy subjects should be a
brilliant human comedy was and remains one of the wonders of music.
Michael Rose considers its status in Italian comic opera tradition.
Davis Cairns pours his enthusiasm for the piece into a detailed and
illuminating musical analysis. Andrew Porter, whose translation
almost matches Boito's original libretto for elegance and wit,
explains the challenges and risks of the undertaking in his
fascinating introduction. Contents: Introduction, Nicholas John; 'A
Lyric Comedy Unlike Any Other', Michael Rose; 'Full of Nimble,
Fiery and Delectable Shapes', David Cairns; Translating 'Falstaff',
Andrew Porter; Falstaff: Libretto by Arrigo Boito; Falstaff:
English Translation by Andrew Porter
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Rigoletto (Paperback)
Giuseppe Verdi; Translated by James Fenton; Volume editing by Nicholas John
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Rigoletto was first produced at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, in
1851, and is generally seen as marking the beginning of Giuseppe
Verdi's extraordinary middle period. It was followed in quick
succession by Il trovatore and La traviata, and even after the
great success of these two works Verdi regarded it as his 'best
opera' up to that time. Based on Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse,
which was banned after its premiere in Paris in 1832, the opera
faced considerable difficulties with local censors before
performance was permitted. In the story of the hunchbacked court
jester and his beloved daughter, Verdi believed he had found "the
greatest subject and perhaps the greatest drama of modern times".
The guide contains articles on the place of Rigoletto in Verdi's
oeuvre and the background to its composition, a detailed
examination of its musical structure and a survey of its
performance history including discussions of some of its most
distinguished interpreters. A further article highlights aspects of
the opera's particularly Italian character. The guide also includes
the full Italian libretto with English translation, sixteen pages
of illustrations, a musical thematic guide, a bibliography and
discography, and DVD and website guides. Contains: The Making of
Rigoletto, Jonathan Keates The Music of Rigoletto, Roger Parker A
Selective Performance History, George Hall Rigoletto: Libretto by
Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse
Rigoletto: English Translation by William Weaver
"Verdi's War and Peace", writes Peter Conrad of this epic opera
composed in 1862. It encompasses the extremes of a religious and
secular existence - the worlds of the lovers pursued by an
uncompromising fate and of the people in the scenes at the inn and
on the battlefield. Despite its beautiful score, this opera has
often seemed perplexing: Richard Bernas shows us how the music is
devised as a convincing entity, and Bruce A. Brown traces the
tortuous but fascinating history of its revisions. Here translated
into English by Andrew Porter, La forza del destino deserves a
serious reassessment. Contents: War and Peace, Peter Conrad; The
Music of 'The Force of Destiny', Richard Bernas; The Revision of
'The Force of Destiny'; 'That Damned Ending', Bruce A. Brown; La
forza del destino: Libretto by Francesco Piave (1862) with
additions by Antonio Ghislanzoni (1869); The Force of Destiny:
English translation by Andrew Porter
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Macbeth (Paperback)
Giuseppe Verdi; Translated by Jeremy Sams; Volume editing by Nicholas John
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Verdi came to Shakespeare through Italian translation and had never
seen Macbeth on stage when he wrote his first version of the opera
in 1847. Giorgio Melchiori draws a parallel between the conditions
in which the playwright and the composer were working and compares
their achievements. The supernatural was a vital element in both
conceptions: the opera is "in the fantastic style", with bizarre
music for the witches' dances and choruses. Theatre historian
Michael Booth vividly introduces the staging of Shakespeare in the
nineteenth century. Harold Powers discusses how the dramatic
situations lent themselves to the forms and purposes of Italian
opera. Contents: 'Macbeth': Shakespeare to Verdi, Giorgio
Melchiori; Making 'Macbeth' 'Musicabile', Harold Powers; 'Macbeth'
and the Nineteenth-Century Theatre, Michael R. Booth; A Note on
Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', August Wilhelm Schlegel; The Preface in
the Ricordi Libretto; Piave's Intended Preface for the 1847
Libretto; Macbeth: Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (1865);
Macbeth: English translation by Jeremy Sams
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