Black Dog Opera Library Serie

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

This paperback edition features a new art cover and includes a study score, making it a valuable resource for students and music enthusiasts alike.

The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest, and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time. Each book includes the complete Opera on 2 CDs and the complete libretto in its original language and English translation!

One of the greatest operas of all time, La Traviata opens up like never before in a charming book that includes the libretto, the storyline, and history, and much much more. These opera books are beloved by fans and lovers of musical theater. And now they're available again, and packaged with gorgeous covers, each book in the library includes the complete opera on 2 CDs, featuring world-class performances and orchestras; the complete libretto, plus its English translation; an exciting history of the opera; a biography of the composer; a synopsis of the story, broken down by act and scene; and dozens of photographs and drawings depicting performances, singers, sets, costumes, and more. La Traviata features Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, and Rolando Panerai, with Aldo Ceccato and is conducted by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Also available in the series is: La Bohÿ featuring Nicolai Gedda and Mirella Freni, with Thomas Schippers conducting the Orchestro e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; The Marriage of Figaro featuring Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, and Birgit Finnilÿwith Daniel Barenboim conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. Carmen featuring Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, and Kostas Paskalis, with Rafael Fru¿beck de Burgos conducting the Orchestra of the Thére National de l'Opé.

›Il trovatore‹ gilt als Inbegriff des romantischen italienischen Gesangstheaters. Schon zu Verdis Lebzeiten war der ›Troubadour‹ eine seiner beliebtesten Opern, die nach der Uraufführung 1853 in Rom rasch auf anderen Bühnen nachgespielt wurde. Aufgrund ihrer ungestümen und kraftvollen Musik erfreut sie sich bis heute großer Beliebtheit. Die neue Textausgabe des von Salvadore Cammarano nach dem Schauspiel ›El trovador‹ von Antonio García Gutiérrez verfassten Librettos folgt dem Druck des zur Uraufführung erschienenen Textes.