{"product_id":"don-carlos-english-national-opera-guide-46-opera-guides-9780714544472","title":"Don Carlos English National Opera Guide 46 Opera","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt used to be thought that Verdi miscalculated with this attempt at a grand opera in the French style. This guide demonstrates that Don Carlos was  and remains  an extraordinary achievement in melding two opposing visions of opera: the spectacular public aspect of the French tradition with the dramatic concision of the Italian. And because of the variety of versions which Verdi sanctioned, this debate is open-ended.Contents: A Grand Opera with a Difference, Julian Budden; Off the Beaten Track, Gilles de Van; A Family Portrait in a Royal Household: Don Carlos' from Schiller to Verdi, F.J. Lamport; Stendhal's Don Carlos': The most moving opera ever written, by Nicholas Cronk; Don Carlos: Grand Opera in Five Acts by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle; Don Carlo: Italian translation by Achille de Lauzières and Angelo Zanardini with additional material translated by Piero Faggioni; Don Carlos: English translation by Andrew Porter; Introduction by Jennifer Batchelor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly produced and superb value. * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eAll these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eWholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series. * TLS *","brand":"Alma Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404089237847,"sku":"9780714544472","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/don-carlos-english-national-opera-guide-46-opera-guides-9780714544472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}