| Edition |
New edition. |
| Description |
96 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits, music ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Overture opera guides / Nicholas John, series editor ; 41
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Overture opera guides ; 41.
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| Note |
Includes various articles about the opera, thematic guide, discography, and the libretto. |
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Published in association with English National Opera. |
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"This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1990"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Macbeth : Shakespeare to Verdi / Giorgio Melchiori -- Making Macbeth "musicable" / Harold Powers -- Macbeth and the nineteenth-century theatre / Michael R. Booth -- Thematic guide -- A note on Shakespeare's Macbeth / August Wilhelm Schlegel -- The preface in the Ricordi libretto -- Piave's intended preface for the 1847 libretto -- Macbeth / Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, 1865 -- Macbeth / English translation by Jeremy Sams -- Additional scenes from the 1847 version -- Discography / David Nice. |
| Language |
In English; libretto in Italian by Francesco Maria Piave after William Shakespeare, with English translation by Jeremy Sams. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Italy -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Operas. |
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Italy. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Macbeth.
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| Genre/Form |
Librettos.
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Librettos.
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| Added Author |
Libretto for (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Macbeth.
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Libretto for (expression): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Macbeth. English.
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Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
Macbeth.
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Based on (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth.
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Sams, Jeremy, translator.
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John, Nicholas, editor.
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English National Opera.
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| ISBN |
9780714544427 |
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0714544426 |
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