The 1815 masterpiece ‘Il Barbiere Di Siviglia’ is widely considered the greatest of comic operas. The libretto of ‘The Barber of Seville’ was adapted by Cesore Sterbini from the first of a trilogy of plays by the French dramatist Beaumarchais, considered highly subversive for their depiction of nobility as buffoons dependant on and manipulated by […]
Giacomo Puccini furthered his reputation as one of the leading figures in Italian opera when he composed one of the world’s most popular operas, ‘Madame Butterfly’ to a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the book by John L. Long and the drama by David Belasco. The inspiration for the plot came […]
Gaetono Donizetti’s ‘The Elixir Of Love’ (L’Elisir D’Amore) remains an important work in the repertory of major opera houses of the twenty-first century. It is a good-natured story, in which the peasant Nemorino attempts to win the heart of his love, Adina, through the ingestion of a farcical magic elixir (which is, in fact, merely […]
He’s handsome, cunning and utterly merciless. Don Giovanni’s lustful desires have left a trail of heartbreak and shattered dreams; but in the wake of a life lived to excess and devoid of honour, his day of reckoning finally approaches … pursued by those he has wronged, he is soon to discover the awful consequences of […]
The literal translation of the title ‘The Fallen Women’ or ‘The Wayward Woman’. This work is based on the play La dame aux camelias. A revolutionary work in its time, which holds an important place in today’s international repertoire. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Quality paperback edition with smythe-sewn binding, quality cover and interior papers.
