Mignon (Classic Reprint): Opera in Three Acts - Couverture souple

Thomas, Ambroise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1334794197 ISBN 13 : 9781334794193

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Drama, love, and a hidden past unfold in a lavish operatic saga. In this vivid tale, a young woman named Mignon faces heartbreak and danger as loyalties shift between a wandering minstrel, a devoted lover, and a scheming noblewoman. Dramatic moments flash from a festive inn to a lakeside residence, with revelations that test memory, heart, and fidelity.

The story moves from merriment to menace, weaving serenades, bustling crowds, and intimate confidences. A castle fire, a long‑hidden casket, and a bracelet unlock secrets that bridge generations and redefine love. As emotions rise, the characters confront duty, desire, and the meaning of family.

• Rich, character-driven opera with shifting loyalties among Mignon, Lotario, and Guglielmo.


• Lavish scenes—from a bustling Italian inn to intimate moments by a lake and within grand rooms.


• Music-driven drama: arias, ensembles, with moments of tenderness, tension, and revelation.


• Themes of memory, forgiveness, and the power of unseen bonds that shape destiny.

Ideal for readers who enjoy operatic storytelling filled with romance, mystery, and emotional twists.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Mignon, the daughter of noble parents, has, when a child, been stolen from her ancestral home, by gipsies. Her mother, shortly after this bereavement, dies of grief; while Lotario, the broken-hearted father, almost deprived bf reason by the loss of his daughter, forsakes his home, and roams as a minstrel, from place to place, in search of his darling child. For years Mignon, utterly unconscious of her birth and origin, leads a wandering life with the gipsy tribe, of which her beauty renders her the most prominent ornament. The chief, Giarno, who combines the avocation of mountebank with that of gipsy, compels the hapless girl to dance, and go through various other performances, in order to obtain money from the inhabitants of the towns through which they pass and harshly threatens her with his stick whenever, from fatigue, she refuses to do his bidding. Guglielmo, a young student on his travels, happens on one of these occasions to be a spectator of Giarno sferocity; and in order to prevent the recurrence of such ill-treatment, he purchases Mignon from her cruel master. The friendless Mignon, deeply touched by Guglielmo skindness, gradually conceives for him an ardent and irrepressible attachment. Guglielmo, however, totally unconscious of the affection which his young protege has conceived for him, falls a prey to the fascinations of Filina, a young actress belonging to a troupe of Thespians, on their way to perform at a neighboring castle, where a grand fete is about to take place, in honor of the arrival of some illustrious prince. Foremost among the guests invited to assist at the festivities is Guglielmo. Filina, the beautiful but coquettish object of his admiration, is the idol of the hour, and her success in the private theatricals at the castle serves but to increase Guglielmo sfondness for the fascinating comedienne. Mignon, who has accompanied her
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334794197
• ISBN 13: 9781334794193
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 73
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