| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore Libretto. English. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore Libretto. Italian. |
| Included Work | Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852 librettist. |
| Included Work | García Gutiérrez, Antonio, 1813-1884. Trovador. |
| Included Work | Hammond, Tom, 1908 or 1909-1981, translator. |
| Included Work | John, Nicholas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) |
| Portion of title |
Troubadour |
| Series |
Opera guides ; 20
Opera guide ; 20. ^A176004
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| Contents |
Higher than the highest / Marcello Conati -- Il Trouvatore: music and drama / D.R.B. Kimball -- Antonio García Gutiérrez's 'El trouvador' / Donald Shaw -- Thematic guide -- Il trouvadore / libretto by Salvatore Cammarano ; English translation by Tom Hammond. |
| Abstract |
In this guide to Verdi's popular opera, Marcello Conati of the Institute for Verdi Studies points out that, although audiences have always adored it, critics are only now coming to see that it represents a step forward, not back, from the revolutionary drama of Rigoletto, completed a year before. Professor D.R.B. Kimbell, an expert on Verdi's music, clarifies the story and takes us through the score, while Professor Donald Shaw examines the unusual symbolism of the Spanish Romantic movement. The opera can be approached just as a theatrical experience, but these essays give brief and valuable insights into the type of drama it is, and the way it works. |
| General note | Based on: El trovador / Antonio García Gutiérrez. |
| General note | Includes libretto in Italian by Salvatore Cammarano, with English version by Tom Hammond, and commentary. |
| General note | This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1983. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (page 78) and bibliographical references (page 80). |
| Language | Text in English and Italian. |
| ISBN | 9780714544212 (paperback) |
