Rigoletto
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Overture Opera Guides
ISBN-10
1847496261
ISBN-13
9781847496263
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Imprint
Overture Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 26th, 2017
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
258 grams
Dimensions
13.20 x 19.80 x 2.10 cms
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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.
“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.
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