Leonora's Last Act : Essays in Verdian Discourse /

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In these essays, Roger Parker brings valuable insights to bear on Verdian analysis and criticism, and does so in a way that responds both to an operagoer's love of musical drama and to a scholar's concern for recent critical trends. Parker explores works like Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parker, Roger, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Verdi, Giuseppe.
Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901
Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901 > Criticism and interpretation.
Oper
Opera.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Opera.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Opera > Italie > 19e siecle.
Opera > Italy > 19th century.
Italy.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. On Reaching the Beguiled Shore
  • Ch. 2. "Va pensiero" and the Insidious Mastery of Song
  • Ch. 3. "Insolite forme," or Basevi's Garden Path
  • Ch. 4. Leonora's Last Act: La forza del destino
  • Ch. 5. Falstaff and Verdi's Final Narratives
  • Ch. 6. Reading the livrets, or the Chimera of "Authentic" Staging
  • Ch. 7. Lina Kneels; Gilda Sings
  • Ch. 8. Leonora's Last Act: Il trovatore.

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