Tosca - Couverture souple

Puccini, Giacomo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847495389 ISBN 13 : 9781847495389

Editeur : Overture Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Tosca, one of Puccini's greatest and most popular operas, is a supreme example of music's power to enthrall the audience. In his introductory essay to this guide, Bernard Williams discusses the enduring quality of its appeal. Bernard Keeffe, in his article, analyses different aspects of the score, noting Puccini's special genius for orchestration and the subtle effects that give the opera its irresistible vitality, while Stuart Woolfe's survey of the historical background reveals its political and nationalistic undertones. Enriched by twenty-five iconic archive photographs, a detailed thematic analysis, the original libretto with the facing literal translation and a section containing up-to-date discographical and bibliographical information, this guide will prove an invaluable companion for opera-goers and anyone wanting to delve deeper into the genesis, history and significance of Puccini's work. Contains: Manifest Artifice, Bernard Williams The Music of Puccini s Tosca, Bernard Keeffe Historical Perspectives on Tosca, Stuart Woolf Tosca: Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou Tosca: English translation by EMI Classics

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini based on the Victorien Sardou's dramatic play 'La Tosca'. Tosca is dramatic and beautiful. To this day it is one of the most frequently preformed operas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Overture Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847495389
• ISBN 13: 9781847495389
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Éditeur: Khan Gary
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible