Princeton Studies in Opera
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Princeton Studies in Opera

Essays on Verdi and Other Composers

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Princeton Studies in Opera

Essays on Verdi and Other Composers

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Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works. In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musical organization, and dramaturgical conventions.Originally published in 1994.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781400863778
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Opera Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. A Note on Italian Prosody
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. From Rossini's Mosé to Verdi's Nabucco
  7. 2. Verdi and Don Giovanni: On the Opening Scene of Rigoletto
  8. 3. Remarks on Verdi's Composing Process
  9. 4. Thoughts for Alzira
  10. 5. Toward an Explanation of the Dramatic Structure of Il trovatore (Translated by William Drabkin)
  11. 6. Music in the Theater (apropos of Aida, Act III)
  12. 7. More on the Three "Systems": The First Act of La forza del destine
  13. 8. Verdi's Musical Thought: An Example from Macbeth
  14. 9. The Musico-Dramatic Conception of Gluck's Alceste (1767)
  15. 10. Notes on Bellini's Poetics: Apropos of I puritani
  16. 11. Bellini and Paisiello: Further Documents on the Birth of I puritani