| Description |
xiii, 339 pages : illustration ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages 317-323), bibliographical references (pages 324-332), and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Background. Tsar Boris in history ; Musorgsky's literary sources, Karamzin and Pushkin ; Narrative and musical synopsis of the opera ; History of the composition, rejection , revision, and acceptance of Boris Godunov ; A tale of two productions : St. Petersburg (1874-1882), Paris (1908) -- Pt. II. Entr'acte. Boris and the censor : documents ; The opera through the years : selected texts in criticism -- Pt. III. Interpretation. The Boris libretto as a formal, literary, and historical problem ; The music ; Boris Godunov during the jubilee decade : the 1980s and beyond. |
| Subject |
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov (1872)
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Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
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Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. |
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Opera -- Russia.
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Opera. |
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Russia. |
| Added Author |
Oldani, Robert William.
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| ISBN |
0521361931 |
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9780521361934 |
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