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101 Opera Librettos: Complete Texts, with English Translations, of the World's Best-Love Operas
101 Opera Librettos: Complete Texts, with English Translations, of the World's Best-Love Operas
by Jessica M Macmurray
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The most comprehensive one-volume collection of unabridged opera lyrics ever published. It features virtually all of the operas that are being performed in the foremost opera houses and concert halls today. The text is presented in its original language... (read more)

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Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion
Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion
by Stewart Spencer
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There had long been a need for a modern English translation of Wagner’s Ring—a version that would be reliable and readable yet at the same time be a true reflection of the literary quality of the German libretto. First published in 1993, this... (read more)

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Three Mozart Libretti: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte, Complete in Italian and English
Three Mozart Libretti: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte, Complete in Italian and English
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Ideal for following a recorded performance, or for familiarizing oneself with a libretto before a live performance, this volume contains the complete libretti of three of Mozart's most popular operas. Excellent line-for-line English translations... (read more)

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Die Zauberflote Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflote Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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"Wie oft kann man nicht z. B. das Gerede hören, der Text der Zauberflöte sei gar zu jämmerlich, und doch gehört dieses Machwerk zu den lobenswerten Opernbüchern. Das Reich der Nacht, die Königin, das Sonnenreich, die... (read more)

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The Ring of the Nibelung
The Ring of the Nibelung
by Richard Wagner
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Richard Wagner's vast Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle comprises four full-length operas (Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) and is arguably the most extraordinary achievement in the history of opera. His own libretto to the operas... (read more)

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Opera Guide #17: The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze de Figaro): English National Opera Guide 17
Opera Guide #17: The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze de Figaro): English National Opera Guide 17
by Nicholas John
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The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera,... (read more)

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Mozart's DON GIOVANNI / Opera Journeys Libretto Series
Mozart's DON GIOVANNI / Opera Journeys Libretto Series
by Burton D. Fisher
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A complete, newly translated libretto featuring foreign/English translation side-by-side, plus music examples.... (read more)

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Tristan and Isolde
Tristan and Isolde
by Nicholas John
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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. "A Landmark in Musical History" is John Luke Rose's title for the... (read more)

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Cosi fan tutte
Cosi fan tutte
by John Nicholas
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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. "It was a treat so truly intellectual that every ear and every... (read more)

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The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
by Arthur Sey Sullivan
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Gilbert's verses for Sullivan's music are the most fastidiously turned and inventively rhymed in all lyric comedy. As the Savoy Operas enter their second century on a swell of renewed popularity, Gilbert's reputation as the supreme wordsmith of light... (read more)

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Siegfried
Siegfried
by Richard Wagner
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Richard Wagner's vast Ring cycle, comprising four full-length operas, is arguably the most extraordinary achievement in the history of opera. The libretto to the work is more than a literary work of art; its intricate system of metric patterns... (read more)

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Seven Mozart Librettos: A Verse Translation
Seven Mozart Librettos: A Verse Translation
by J D Mcclatchy
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A landmark event in the world of music, Mozart's seven major librettos have finally been translated in verse with a sparkling poetic quality that matches the magnificence of the originals. Beginning this epic endeavor with his translation of The Magic... (read more)

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English National Opera Guide #8: Der Rosenkavalier: English National Opera Guide 8
English National Opera Guide #8: Der Rosenkavalier: English National Opera Guide 8
by Richard Strauss
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The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera,... (read more)

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Masked Ball
Masked Ball
by Giuseppe Verdi
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The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera,... (read more)

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Tristan and Isolde (Dodo Press)
Tristan and Isolde (Dodo Press)
by Richard Wagner
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Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (later called music dramas). Wagner's musical style is often considered the epitome of classical music's Romantic period... (read more)

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Don Giovanni: Opera Guide 18
Don Giovanni: Opera Guide 18
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera,... (read more)

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Fidelio
Fidelio
by Beethoven
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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Fidelio is Beethoven's only opera and the composition he is said to... (read more)

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Opera Guide #15: Rigoletto: English National Opera Guide 15
Opera Guide #15: Rigoletto: English National Opera Guide 15
by Giuseppe Verdi
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Each Opera Guide contains the complete text of an opera in the original, with a parallel English translation, introductory essays, numerous musical examples and illustrations. 'The subject cannot fail!' exulted Verdi, when recommending Victor Hugo's play,... (read more)

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Mozart S Don Giovanni (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) (Dover Opera Libretto Series)
Mozart S Don Giovanni (the Dover Opera Libretto Series) (Dover Opera Libretto Series)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Standard Italian libretto, with complete English translation. Convenient and thoroughly portable — an ideal companion for reading along with a recording or the performance itself. Introduction. List of Characters. Plot Summary.... (read more)

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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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This illustrated libretto pairs full-color images with a witty new translation of Mozart's opera. Features a CD with a rare 1937 recording of Arturo Toscanini conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.... (read more)

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