Stories of the great operas and their composers by Ernest Newman.
Publisher: Garden City, New York: 1930;
Every great opera has a two-fold character; the two component parts are supreme music and supreme romance. The aim of this work, therefore, is to tell the story, accompanied by a descriptive analysis of the music. The stories are great and now you will understand the music by knowing the story.
Contents:
Vol. I.: Tannhauser, The mastersingers of Nuremberg, Lohengrin, Tristan abd Isolde, Parsifal, The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, The twilight of the Gods, The Flying Dutchman, Richard Wagner-a short biography, Vol. II.: By Mozart- The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, By Ludwig Von Beethoven- Fidelio, By Gioacchino Rossini- The Barber of Seville, William Tell, by Carl Maria Von Weber- Der Freischutz, by Ambroise Thomas- Mignon, Vol. III.: Giuseppi Verdi- Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Aida, Otello, by Charles Francoise Gounod- Faust, by Georges Bizet- Carmen, by Jacques Offenbach- The Tales of Hoffmann, by Engelbert Humperdinck- Hansel and Gretel, by Giacomo Puccini- La Boheme, Tosca, Madam Butterfly,
Good/Poor. Red Cloth
hardcover without dustjacket. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall. Pages are clean, tight and bright. Hinges craked.
3 volumes in one. Volume 1 is 322 pages, volume 2 is 335 pages, and volume 3 is 371 pages.
Keywords: OPERAS music, stories,
