Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater
by Wills, Garry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670023043
- ISBN 13
- 9780670023042
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Synopsis
"Riveting . . . a double-barreled salvo that hits two bull's-eyes." — The New York Times Book Review This dazzling study of the three operas that Giuseppe Verdi adapted from Shakespeare's plays takes readers on a wonderfully engaging journey through opera, music, literature, history, and the nature of genius. Verdi's Shakespeare explores the writing and staging of Macbetto ( Macbeth ), Otello ( Othello ), and Falstaff , operas by Verdi, an Italian composer who could not read a word of English but who adored Shakespeare. Delving into the fast-paced worlds of these men and the hands-on life of the stage that at once challenged them and gave flight to their brilliance, Wills, in his inimitable way, illuminates the birth of artistic creation.
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- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SON000039394
- Title
- Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater
- Author
- Wills, Garry
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670023043
- ISBN 13
- 9780670023042
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- Nyc
- This edition first published
- 2011-10
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