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Book SynopsisIn this guide to Verdi's popular opera, Marcello Conati of the Institute for Verdi Studies points out that, although audiences have always adored it, critics are only now coming to see that it represents a step forward, not back, from the revolutionary drama of Rigoletto, completed a year before. Professor D.R.B. Kimbell, an expert on Verdi's music, clarifies the story and takes us through the score, while Professor Donald Shaw examines the unusual symbolism of the Spanish Romantic movement. Il Trovatore can be approached just as a theatrical experience, but these essays give brief and valuable insights into the type of drama it is, and the way it works.Contents: Higher than the highest', Marcello Conati; Il trovatore': Music and Drama, D.R.B. Kimbell; Antonio García Gutiérrez's El trovador', Donald Shaw; Il trovatore: Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano; Il trovatore: English translation by Tom Hammond
Trade ReviewBrilliantly produced and superb value. * The Sunday Times *
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought. * The Daily Telegraph *
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series. * TLS *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 'Higher than the highest' by Marcello Conati 'Il Trovatore': Music and Drama by D.R.B. Kimbell Antonio Garcia Gutierrez's 'El trovador' by Donald Shaw Thematic Guide 'Il Trovatore': libretto by Salvatore Cammarano English translation by Tom Hammond Part One: The Duel Part Two: The Gipsy Part Three: The Gipsy's Son Part Four: The Torture Discography Bibliography Contributors
