The opera libretto library : the authentic texts of the German, French, and Italian operas with music of the principal airs, with the complete English and German, French, or Italian parallel texts.
Reprint of 3 publications, all published in 1939 by Crown Publishers, New York: The Authentic librettos of the Wagner operas; The Authentic librettos of the French and German operas; and The Authentic librettos of the Italian operas.
Includes synopses and musical excerpts (vocal lines only).
Contents
v. 1. The Wagner operas. Flying Dutchman ; Tannhäuser ; Lohengrin ; The Rhinegold ; Die Walküre ; Siegfried ; Götterdämmerung ; Tristan and Isolde ; Die Meistersinger ; Parsifal -- v. 2. French and German operas. Carmen / Bizet ; Faust / Gounod ; Romeo and Juliet / Gounod ; Manon / Massenet ; Tales of Hoffmann / Offenbach ; Samson and Delilah / Saint-Saëns ; Lakmé / Delibes ; Mignon / Thomas ; Fidelio / Beethoven ; The magic flute / Mozart ; The bartered bride / Smetana ; Hansel and Gretel / Humperdinck -- v. 3. Italian operas. Rigoletto / Verdi ; Il trovatore / Verdi ; La traviata / Verdi ; La forza del destino / Verdi ; Aïda / Verdi ; Lucia di Lammermoor / Donizetti ; La Gioconda / Ponchielli ; Cavalleria rusticana / Mascagni ; I pagliacci / Leoncavallo ; Don Giovanni / Mozart ; Barber of Seville / Rossini.