The book of 101 opera librettos : complete original language texts with English translations / edited by Jessica M. MacMurray ; with plot summaries by Allison Brewster Franzetti.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, [1996], ©1996.
Description
1474 pages ; 29 cm

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Subject(s)
Summary note
  • "The most comprehensive one-volume collection of unabridged opera lyrics ever published. It features virtually all of the operas that are being performed in the foremost opera houses and concert halls today. The text is presented in its original language as well as in an English translation. To enrich the experience, a short synopsis precedes each libretto. 101 Opera Librettos is indispensable for opera lovers and everyone curious about the literary richness of the worlds most beloved vocal musical performances." - from the publisher
  • Contrary to the title and publisher's notes, the original Russian texts of the operas of Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky are not included, French or German or Italian having been substituted; the original Czech text of Smetana's Bohemian opera The Bartered Bride is also not included but substituted with a German version. - TNH Cataloging
Notes
Includes indexes.
Contents
Includes operas by Beethoven, Bellini, Bizet, Boito, Borodin, Catalani, Charpentier, Cimarosa, Debusy, Delibes, Donizetti, Giordano, Gluck, Gounod, Handel, Humperdinck, Leoncavallo, Ravel, Reyer, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Saint-Saens, Smetana, Spontini, Richard Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Verdi, Wagner, Weber.
Other title(s)
  • Book of one hundred one opera librettos
  • Book of one hundred and one opera librettos
  • 101 opera librettos
  • One hundred one opera librettos
  • One hundred and one opera librettos
ISBN
  • 1884822797
  • 9781884822797
LCCN
96032543
OCLC
35174927
RCP
C - S
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